‘I’ve been bloody lucky’: Dr Devinder Grewal’s remarkable life From Punjab, via the UK to South Australia, this award-winning GP reflects on a packed career in rural general practice – and the hotel business.
Push for antimicrobial resistance public awareness Australia’s Chief Medical Officer is renewing his push for patients not to pressure prescribers into approving unnecessary treatments.
Challenges facing newly arrived doctors in spotlight An Australian Medical Council survey has highlighted ongoing barriers for IMGs as the impact of Government reforms kick in.
Offering telehealth? Ensure you’re covered SPONSORED: With the rise of technologies, have new telehealth guidelines introduced potential implications for medical practitioners’ liability?
RACGP pushes for changes to Medicare Safety Net As patients on low incomes continue to forego care due to out-of-pocket costs, the RACGP is urging for safety net thresholds to be lowered.
AHPRA notifications rise by 14.2% The medical watchdog’s annual report reveals 5.9% of medical practitioners received a notification last year, with clinical care the most common complaint.
Record influx of new doctors mitigating GP shortage In promising signs of regrowth for the healthcare landscape, more new doctors than ever before were registered to practise in Australia last year.
Mental health patients face record ED wait times With 10% of these patients now waiting 23 hours to be admitted, experts say this ‘logjam’ can be eased by early GP intervention.
UK GPs vote to scrap physician assistants Should Australia follow suit? After GPs in the UK voted to phase out physician assistants, the RACGP says yes, instead pointing to an existing model.
New water guidelines for PFAS: What GPs need to know Concerned patients have been urged to contact GPs with questions, after the NHMRC called for a crackdown on chemicals allowed in drinking water.