Advocate says long COVID guidelines will help address ‘medical gaslighting’ The resource is also set to incorporate treatments for ME/CFS, but there are suggestions patients would benefit more from support for longer consultations.
More funding needed for 15m Aussies with chronic conditions The RACGP is again calling for higher Medicare rebates so all patients living with a chronic condition can afford proper healthcare.
Is your practice thriving or just surviving? A new project is aiming to uncover the future viability of general practice by examining the current financial state of Australia’s clinics.
Expand after-hours rebate window: RACGP The college has said patients should be able to access higher subsidies from 6 pm on weeknights and midday on Saturdays.
Queensland offers $40k carrot to attract new GPs The Government has unveiled a $20 million program it hopes will encourage 500 aspiring GPs to undertake training in the Sunshine State.
‘I’m on my knees’: GP cries out for workforce remedies As GPs share heartbreaking stories of practice struggles and recruitment impossibilities, one fed-up doctor says action is needed to ‘build the career back up’.
Calls to change medical journals’ Big Tobacco policies More than 30 leading medical journals still accept tobacco-funded research, prompting an expert to ask, ‘where do you draw the line?’
RACGP says reliance on bulk billing metric is ‘disappointing’ The Federal Government is facing criticism over claims it has made ‘Medicare stronger’ based on recent GP bulk-billing data.
How GPs can maximise general practice incentives The RACGP’s health reform and funding lead detailed important information around the payments at the Practice Owners Conference.
‘This is a cry for help’: More GP clinics shutting down Doctors are pleading with governments to ‘step up and step in’, as a GP shortage and skyrocketing costs causes to two Queensland practices to close their doors.