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Unfounded and unscientific claims have no place in legitimate healthcare

Unfounded and unscientific claims have no place in legitimate healthcare

RACGP President Dr Bastian Seidel expresses his dismay at news of the approval of the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s list of ‘permitted indications’.


Alarming health claims must not appear on complementary medicine: RACGP President

Alarming health claims must not appear on complementary medicine: RACGP President

Many of the items included on the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s list of ‘permitted indications’ make unfounded and unscientific claims that could lead to patient harms, RACGP President Dr Bastian Seidel writes for newsGP.


Survey reveals alcohol’s impact on emergency departments

Survey reveals alcohol’s impact on emergency departments

New data from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine has revealed that up to 20% of patients in state and territory emergency departments are affected by alcohol.


What the new after-hours rebates mean for GPs

What the new after-hours rebates mean for GPs

The Federal Government’s recent changes to Medicare rebates are designed to better reflect the qualifications of doctors providing urgent after-hours care.


RACGP welcomes changes to after-hours care rebates

RACGP welcomes changes to after-hours care rebates

President Dr Bastian Seidel has applauded Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt for heeding the RACGP’s concerns and implementing evidence-based adjustments to after-hours Medicare rebates.


Baby boomers and the modern day sexual revolution: Part 2

Baby boomers and the modern day sexual revolution: Part 2

A research expert on addiction education and training is contacted by the managers of an aged care facility who, somewhat baffled, tell her, ‘We know people here are using cannabis. We can smell it.’
 


After-hours care not value for money

After-hours care not value for money

The current structure of after-hours healthcare provision in Australia ‘supports the provision of comparatively low-value medical care and does not represent value for money for the taxpayer’, the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Taskforce has found in its final report.
 


After-hours services facing ‘day of reckoning’

After-hours services facing ‘day of reckoning’

The RACGP has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to launch an investigation into after-hours medical services following News Corp reports it is using unqualified doctors to treat patients.
 


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