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.
RACGP to provide GPs with My Health Record education ahead of expected expansion The RACGP and the Australian Digital Health Agency will work together to help raise awareness and support for GPs and their patients to effectively use the My Health Record.
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.
National Rural Health Commissioner talks rural generalism, national pathway Professor Paul Worley talks to newsGP about the proposed national pathway for rural generalism, the collaboration between the RACGP and ACRRM, and the future of rural health in Australia.
RACGP and ACRRM collaborating on national rural generalist pathway The RACGP and ACRRM have come together to help develop of a national framework for rural generalism.
A GP in Kununurra: Dr Catherine Engelke Dr Catherine Engelke talks to newsGP about life as a GP in Western Australia’s remote north.
Joining the social circle in rural Australia Weaving into a small community’s social fabric is a key aspect of life as a rural GP.
An Australian GP in Papua New Guinea: Part 2 In the second of a two-part profile, newsGP looks at Australian GP Dr David Mills and the challenges he faced when establishing vital primary healthcare services and training in Papua New Guinea.
An Australian GP in Papua New Guinea: Part 1 In the first of a two-part profile, newsGP looks at Australian GP Dr David Mills and the challenges he faced when establishing vital primary healthcare services and training in Papua New Guinea.
RACGP welcomes new Federal Minister for Rural Health The RACGP has applauded the Government’s decision to appoint Bridget McKenzie as the Federal Minister for Rural Health.