DoH heeds RACGP advice and defers new 30/20 phone consultation rule The prescribed pattern of services rule will be deferred until the middle of 2022 to help GPs deal with the COVID pandemic.
RACGP and CommBank Health announce partnership SPONSORED: The partnership is designed to help improve financial wellbeing for Australia’s GPs.
Priority line to support GPs and their CALD patients The service connects people who speak a language other than English with interpreters and gives special access to the National Coronavirus Helpline.
New ‘gateway’ aims to connect people with disability to services The free, nationwide Federal Government initiative was launched earlier this year.
PSR receives $9M from practitioners in final quarter of 2020 The Professional Services Review has also published a Statement of Intent outlining its ‘vision’ and values.
GPs call out ‘ridiculous’ changes to cardiac imaging MBS items GPs will no longer be able to access item numbers for electrocardiograms that include reporting.
Is social prescribing a remedy to chronic health problems? A new report recommends that social prescribing be incorporated into routine healthcare throughout Australia.
Transparency and out-of-pocket specialist fees Patients’ out-of-pocket fees are again in the spotlight, prompting Dr Evelyn Lewin to explore the surrounding issues.
Pathway to Fellowship changing for IMGs newsGP addresses some key questions regarding changes for international medical graduates who want to practise in Australia.