‘So many wonderful things’: Why this GP couple went rural Drs Gerard and Melanie Considine were among the first new Rural Generalist Fellows. They tell newsGP what draws them to their work.
Health reform an ‘urgent priority’: Premiers’ new year push With the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce report imminent, state politicians are ensuring general practice remains at the top of the national agenda.
Convocation items finalised Members have decided on the top three priority items they want incorporated into the college’s 2023 operating plan.
RACGP Foundation rewards outstanding research Preventive care in the elderly, paediatric care, climate change and rural workforce: the broad focus areas of this year’s winning projects.
‘Missed opportunity’ for GPs and in-home aged care reform General practice is pivotal for the health and wellbeing of in-home aged care patients, the RACGP President has said.
Call for WA and NT rural medical educators New training lead Dr Karin Jodlowski-Tan outlines the benefits of working rurally, as the college prepares for profession-led training.
General practice patient numbers leap by more than a million The number of people using GP services has climbed substantially since the pandemic began, according to new AIHW statistics.
In Practice: EOI for general practice standards group The RACGP is encouraging members interested in the development of standards and associated resources to nominate for the expert committee.
RACGP Rural celebrates excellence at GP22 Members representing every stage of the GP journey have received top honours for their work in rural and remote Australia.
‘We need to protect our GPs’: MPs go in to bat for general practice Professor Monique Ryan, the Member for Kooyong, is the latest parliamentarian to take up the general practice cause in Canberra.