Update of ‘leading handbook’ for diabetes support After four years and an evolving type 2 diabetes landscape, the RACGP has launched its refresh of the flagship clinical guideline.
Study highlights lack of disease outbreak preparedness Research has indicated Australia is not ready for another pandemic, with one expert arguing GP data needs to be used to identify disease hotspots.
Could stricter salt ‘laws’ save lives? Researchers say manufacturers should be made to reduce sodium levels in packaged food, saying it will bring ‘enormous reductions’ in CVD.
Nurse Practitioner Collaborative Arrangement comes to an end As of Friday, the profession’s autonomy will be expanded as new laws take effect, despite long-standing opposition from the RACGP.
GPs take a stand for ‘housing first’ in healthcare The RACGP has honed in on policy changes it says are needed to support GPs working with patients experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.
Is it time to trade in BMI for body roundness? GPs need to move away from using BMI as a diagnostic tool, one expert in the field says. So how should patients’ weight risks be calculated?
Health bodies call for end to ‘regressive’ QLD abortion debate The RACGP has signed a joint statement expressing concerns over plans to recriminalise abortion, labelling it a ‘harmful step backward’.
Hip fracture outcomes best if guidelines followed: Study High-level clinical care of hip fractures is associated with lower mortality, but experts say delivery of this care and follow-up must be improved.
RACGP fronts ADHD inquiry to fix system ‘serving no one’ An overhaul of Tasmania’s ADHD prescribing could be on the way, at a time when, the RACGP says, GPs are hamstrung by red tape and access barriers.
First ever COPD Clinical Care Standard launched The new guideline includes step-by-step recommendations for both GPs and patients to help manage the often-debilitating condition.