In Practice: DoH seeks feedback on how it provides information Healthcare professionals have been asked to complete a 10-minute survey exploring how they would like to receive departmental updates.
Questions persist around pharmacist prescribing education The RACGP has once again raised serious concerns about diagnosis and training, as a second round of consultation on the changes kicks off.
‘We need to be more aware of the impact of disability’ The disability royal commission report has laid bare huge issues, but gaps remain in understanding how GPs would be supported in addressing them.
More than one in three says their practice ‘at risk of closing’ The results of a newsGP survey suggest serious concerns about the sustainability of general practice remain front of mind.
Ten-year plan to fill dementia knowledge gaps Researchers will spend the next decade exploring the disease’s risk factors, prevention, stigma, and best-practice care.
More than 125 health organisations back Voice to Parliament A wide array of organisations, including the RACGP, is encouraging voters to consider the potential health benefits of a Voice to Parliament.
Pharmacy prescribing decision ‘makes no sense’ A pilot program set to dramatically extend pharmacists’ prescribing powers has been expanded, even before the first cohort has completed training.
‘Important to get our voice heard’: RACGP scope of practice survey Members are being urged to provide feedback on the type of changes GPs need to work at their full capacity.
GP honoured for outstanding palliative care A Queensland GP who ‘walks the journey’ with his patients says it allows them to live their best life.
Supervisor recruitment issues contradict Guild claims about NQ Pilot Recent comments that local GPs are ‘very supportive’ of pharmacy prescribing do not appear to match the reality on the ground.