Bringing choice to female patients in rural towns The Rural Women’s GP Service aims to offer choice and close healthcare gaps for female patients in small towns across Victoria.
The latest trick to attract GPs to work in the country? Music videos A small town in rural Victoria hit the headlines this week by putting out a music video in a bid to attract new GPs.
Mental health patients make up 3.6% of all Australian ED presentations A new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report found close to 300,000 people who presented to Australian emergency departments did so due to an issue of mental health.
Women with breast cancer worse off in rural Australia, study shows New research shows women with breast cancer in rural Australia have lower survival rates and different health outcomes than those living in the cities.
Progress made on national real-time prescription monitoring Australia is a step closer to achieving national real-time prescription monitoring, after federal and state health ministers agreed to push for a federated model.
Time for action on endometriosis RACGP President Dr Bastian Seidel has commended Australia’s health ministers for taking action on endometriosis, which he describes as a ‘severe and often silent’ health concern for women throughout the country.
Health professionals cautious yet open to proposed revision of mandatory reporting laws Australia’s peak health bodies have described a proposed revision of mandatory reporting laws as a good start to necessary reform, but many believe more needs to be done.
National health priorities: COAG Health Council Australia’s health ministers signed off on a number of key healthcare items at last week’s COAG Health Council meeting.
Rural and remote health still behind the cities: report The health gulf between Australia’s well-served major cities and its rural and remote regions is still wide.
RACGP backs plan to provide access to medicinal cannabis within 48 hours RACGP President Dr Bastian Seidel has applauded the Federal Government’s proposed plan to allow patients access to medicinal cannabis products within 48 hours.