GPs in Qld Parliament builds on ‘genuine engagement’ with MPs GPs have taken over State Parliament to conduct pop-up health checks and talk general practice advocacy with more than 30 local politicians.
GPs warned of meningococcal B ‘major outbreak’ GPs are urged to encourage their patients to get vaccinated against the deadly disease, as case numbers continue to rise in Queensland.
‘Join this century’: Call for change amid growing GP red tape The RACGP is demanding a solution from the Commonwealth after presenting it with a long list of cumbersome ways its services are burdening time-poor GPs.
GP advocates an ‘effective tool for change’ GPs from all walks of life are encouraged to join the RACGP’s Advocate Network, aimed at leading positive change for general practice.
Misdiagnosis ‘inevitable’ as WA widens pharmacy prescribing GPs will be left out of the loop once again as WA joins other states in expanding the controversial program, despite dire warnings.
Pharmacy prescribing expansion a ‘race to the bottom’ of healthcare An extension of Queensland’s controversial contraception prescribing pilot has left GPs seething, saying it is ‘tokenistic’.
On-site aged care pharmacists must be linked to GPs: RACGP The idea has been touted as addressing a key recommendation from the royal commission but has generated concerns over fragmentation of care.
‘Enough talking’: Government called upon to help GPs treat diabetes Health leaders must act upon recent expert advice pleading for urgent improvement to patients’ access to quality diabetes care, says the RACGP.
‘A risky proposition’: pharmacy prescribing expands further GPs are growing increasingly worried for their patients, as pharmacy prescribing programs are taking hold in every corner of the country.
RACGP slams ‘misguided’ CBD nurse-run clinic The college says women in regional Queensland should be especially concerned over the move, which it called a ‘wastage of public funds’.