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.
Helping those who help others: New resource for GP self-care The provision of healthcare can be as stressful as it is rewarding, and a new RACGP resource helps provide GPs with access to services relating to self-care and mental wellbeing.
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.
Spirit of the game: A GP at the Commonwealth Games newsGP spoke to general practice registrar Dr Samuel Ibrahim about his time as a volunteer at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
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.
GP of the Year joins campaign to protect town from dangerous dust RACGP GP of the Year Dr Amanda Bethell has teamed up with Greenpeace to campaign against environmental damage and serious health risks being caused by the closed Augusta Power Stations site.
Study finds administrative general practice visits represent hidden value Research published in the Medical Journal of Australia supports the value and importance of administrative visits to the GP.
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.