Millennials driving mental health decline: Study Australians born in the 1990s reportedly have poorer mental health for their age than any previous generation and show no signs of improvement.
Call for GPs to inform key submission An upcoming review brings opportunity to influence healthcare reform and the future of primary care – and the RACGP wants member input.
NSW CHO calls for boost to preventive care The advice was prepared ahead of a new inquiry looking at how to address systemic healthcare strains.
Plea for psychedelic rules reform A new coalition of healthcare professionals wants a review of ‘overly restrictive’ prescribing guidelines, but a GP expert says changes must be done ‘slowly and carefully’.
Should patients be able to immediately access results via MHR? The DoH is looking to modernise My Health Record to include the default sharing of pathology and imaging reports, but the RACGP has concerns.
‘Expansive’ perinatal mental health care guidance released Clinical practice guidelines have been revised to ensure new and expecting parents receive appropriate care and regular screening.
‘Never been a worse time’ for pharmacy prescribing to expand South Australia has announced during World AMR Awareness Week that community pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe antibiotics to treat UTIs.
GPs’ role in early detection of oral cancer now easier A new CPD activity aims to upskill GPs in prevention counselling, early identification and referral pathways for the cancer.
Healthcare key to reducing prisoners’ reoffending risk A mental health crisis is sweeping through prisons, with half of all inmates diagnosed before being incarcerated, according to new Australian data.
Future of general practice front of mind in Canberra Member feedback from the Health of the Nation has reached Australia’s lawmakers, as a sense of urgency grows around safeguarding the profession.