Mackay ceremony marks college commitment to regions A recent Fellowship ceremony in regional Queensland reflects a pledge to support rural and regional GPs and GPs in training.
‘Alert but not alarmed’: What GPs need to know about Omicron Cases involving the newly named variant of concern have now been found in many countries, including Australia. What are the implications for general practice?
New COVID variant emerges in southern Africa B.1.1.529 has double the mutations of Delta and fuelled a rapid rise in cases in South Africa. What could it mean for vaccine-induced immunity?
Rural health comes down to leadership and support Workforce shortages persist in rural SA, but the RACGP Rural Chair says there is ‘nothing mythical’ about attracting and retaining GPs.
Vaccine hesitancy hits new low in Australia The downwards trend has been almost continuous for the past five months.
On the ground in rural SA RACGP Rural Chair Dr Michael Clements is heading to South Australia to help shine a light on the challenges facing the state’s rural GPs.
Vaccine hesitancy continues to fall – with one exception Uncertainty about vaccination is continuing to fall across the country with just one state bucking the downward trend, new figures suggest.
NSW communities left ‘high and dry’ in vaccine rollout In some areas, like Dubbo, around one in every 100 people is currently positive with COVID-19. Now authorities are scrambling to catch up.
SA rural GP shortage worsens And the Chair of RACGP South Australia and Northern Territory says the trend is fast becoming ‘an Australia-wide issue’.
States take more steps on voluntary assisted dying laws There have been significant moves on voluntary assisted dying legislation around the country this month.