RACGP warns of parents’ ability to see teenagers’ data on My Health Record The RACGP has alerted the Government to growing concerns regarding parents’ access to teenagers’ sensitive health data on My Health Record.
Prominent GPs dub response to AHPRA inquiry ‘non-committal’ and ‘wishy-washy’ Dr Edwin Kruys and Dr Evan Ackermann discuss the Government response to the Senate inquiry into AHRPA complaints mechanisms.
Government rules out compensation for vexatious complaints The Federal Government has said it will not provide compensation for doctors who have been the subject of a vexatious complaint.
Insurance processes can compound issues of mental health New research shows that insurance companies’ assessment processes can have an adverse effect on patients’ mental health.
Senate inquiry hands down scathing report on transvaginal mesh implants The often-severe adverse effects stemming from the use of controversial transvaginal mesh implants in Australia represent a ‘catastrophic failure’ to protect women, according to a withering report.
GP recommendations adopted in Parliamentary report on life insurance industry The RACGP last year presented the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services with concerns regarding providing medical reports to life insurers – and has now had its recommendations accepted in a Parliamentary report.
RACGP to address Tasmania’s acute care inquiry RACGP Tasmania is calling for increased government support for general practice to ensure the state’s patients have access to the best possible healthcare.
RACGP to address life insurance inquiry RACGP President Dr Bastian Seidel will address today’s Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services inquiry into the life insurance industry.