Project aims to deliver ‘new digital health workforce’ A new model will engage GPs, nurses and allied health via virtual care for chronic disease patients to help ease pressures off the hospital system.
Pilot may determine viability of long COVID management models Dr Ken McCroary on the results of tracking post-COVID sequalae in south-west Sydney, and what is needed for long-term viability of a GP-led clinic.
New Women in General Practice Committee reveals key objectives Advocacy and mentorship for women in general practice are high on the agenda, according to the Committee’s Chair.
Voluntary assisted dying legalised in NSW While the laws will not be implemented for another 18 months, experts say there is much to be done before the end of 2023.
‘Alert but not alarmed’: What GPs need to know about Omicron Cases involving the newly named variant of concern have now been found in many countries, including Australia. What are the implications for general practice?
New COVID variant emerges in southern Africa B.1.1.529 has double the mutations of Delta and fuelled a rapid rise in cases in South Africa. What could it mean for vaccine-induced immunity?
Rural health comes down to leadership and support Workforce shortages persist in rural SA, but the RACGP Rural Chair says there is ‘nothing mythical’ about attracting and retaining GPs.
Vaccine hesitancy hits new low in Australia The downwards trend has been almost continuous for the past five months.
On the ground in rural SA RACGP Rural Chair Dr Michael Clements is heading to South Australia to help shine a light on the challenges facing the state’s rural GPs.
Vaccine hesitancy continues to fall – with one exception Uncertainty about vaccination is continuing to fall across the country with just one state bucking the downward trend, new figures suggest.