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Medicare watchdog repayments soar by $10m

Medicare watchdog repayments soar by $10m

The PSR recouped $32 million from negotiated agreements and determinations last year, often through doctors’ ‘lack of clinical input and poor record keeping’.


UK GPs vote to scrap physician assistants

UK GPs vote to scrap physician assistants

Should Australia follow suit? After GPs in the UK voted to phase out physician assistants, the RACGP says yes, instead pointing to an existing model.


New water guidelines for PFAS: What GPs need to know

New water guidelines for PFAS: What GPs need to know

Concerned patients have been urged to contact GPs with questions, after the NHMRC called for a crackdown on chemicals allowed in drinking water.


‘No evidence’ for older GP health checks: RACGP

‘No evidence’ for older GP health checks: RACGP

The college says an AHPRA plan for mandatory checks on 70-year-old GPs diminishes experience and will lead to extra red tape and early retirements.


IMG expedited pathway gets greenlight

IMG expedited pathway gets greenlight

The fast-track program has cleared its final hurdle for a 21 October start date following approval from Australia’s health ministers, but it has left the RACGP fuming.


Delay sought for expedited pathway rollout

Delay sought for expedited pathway rollout

With AHPRA’s new fast-tracked IMG program set to impact both the RACGP and the ANZCA this year, the colleges are calling for it to be paused.


Psychiatric prescriptions for children skyrocket

Psychiatric prescriptions for children skyrocket

Some prescriptions have tripled in the past decade as a mental health crisis grips Australia’s youth, but are GPs getting the treatment options right?


Fresh fears for new expedited pathway readiness

Fresh fears for new expedited pathway readiness

Just weeks away from the launch of AHPRA’s new fast-tracked IMG program, the RACGP says details of its systems, processes, and resources remain unclear.


‘Shocked’: Damning NHS report a ‘warning’ for Government

‘Shocked’: Damning NHS report a ‘warning’ for Government

A scathing report into the NHS says its problems are so severe they are ‘hard to quantify’, furthering fears that unless Australia acts, it will head down the same path.


‘Disturbing’ lack of details revealed for looming IMG fast-track pathway

‘Disturbing’ lack of details revealed for looming IMG fast-track pathway

AHPRA has announced a 27% jump in IMGs approved to work in Australia, but the RACGP fears wraparound support and connection to medical colleges is being bypassed.


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