One in 15 Australian adults living with diabetes: ABS Around 6.6% of adults now have diabetes, up from 5.1% a decade earlier, according to new data.
Teens wait average of 100 days for mental health care: Study The Australian study found these lengthy wait times are exacerbating distress, but GPs say they are ‘hamstrung in providing care’.
UCCs five times more expensive than standard GP consult: Report In the wake of a new evaluation, the RACGP says the work of GPs in the clinics is valued, but it holds concerns about their cost and fragmented care.
Study suggests answer to reducing RSV hospital admissions Research evaluating the effectiveness of RSV vaccination among babies in WA has found a significant reduction in hospital admissions.
What is stopping kids getting a flu vaccination? A survey of Australian parents has revealed the practical difficulties and acceptance barriers leading to falling vaccination rates.
Queensland makes pharmacy prescribing permanent The RACGP has called out the decision to make the pilot programs a permanent fixture, raising concerns about patient safety and the precedent it sets.
‘Not for sale’: Australia defends PBS against US big pharma GPs welcome plans to make PBS-listed medicines even cheaper, but it comes as US pharma giants take aim at the scheme.
Michael Kidd appointed CMO Professor Kidd, a GP, primary care researcher, and former RACGP President, will become Australia’s Chief Medical Officer on 1 June.
GPs emphasise the power of social prescribing The college has called for more investment into non-medical activities to boost wellbeing, particularly in more remote areas of Australia.
‘My GP was a psychological anchor’: A patient’s long COVID story Struck down by debilitating long COVID, one patient shares her journey to recovery in a new podcast to support GPs with diagnosis and management.