CHF calls for Medicare public education campaign It comes as the RACGP strengthens its relationship with the consumer advocacy group, in a bid to bolster patients’ health outcomes and literacy.
Loneliness epidemic plaguing young Australians GPs are being urged to warn young patients of the ‘insidious harms of online interactions’ as data reveals 42% are experiencing distress.
Changes are coming for Australia’s aged care system Professor Michael Woods and Eugenia Tsihlis detail what to expect from the incoming reforms.
Patient violence in general practice not ‘just part of the job’ With violence against healthcare workers increasing, Professor Leanne Rowe details steps GPs can take to protect themselves and their colleagues.
Strong GP support for subsidised children’s health checks Nearly half of all respondents to a recent newsGP poll said more than 100 of their patients would benefit from the move.
Indigenous trailblazer Lowitja O’Donoghue dies aged 91 The Yankunytjatjara woman was a leading health and wellbeing advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, writes Michelle Grattan.
AHPRA set to gauge doctors’ views of its role The regulator will use a different approach from its most recent survey, which found doctors had the least positive view of its work.
General practice spending falls by $800m in one year New Productivity Commission figures, which predate the start of the tripled bulk billing incentive, also show a notable dip in the remote workforce.
Why GPs don’t need to have all the answers Dr Tim Jones writes about how an empowering exchange with one of his patient’s teachers helped spread the load and deliver outstanding results.
RACGP President outlines vision for Australian healthcare On Medicare’s 40th birthday and in front of the nation’s top decisionmakers, Dr Nicole Higgins said GPs must be better acknowledged and resourced for their critical work.