Diabetes policies should reflect GPs’ ‘central role’: RACGP The college has put forward 17 recommendations which it says ‘would greatly contribute’ to better diabetes care.
Grant program opens to develop silicosis training Proposals are being sought for the training of healthcare professionals to help the diagnosis and treatment of dust diseases.
Sophie Scamps’ first year as the new doctor in the House The former GP was elected to Federal Parliament in May 2022. A little more than 12 months on, how is she finding the role?
Opioid treatment receives $377m funding increase The measure, included in this week’s Federal Budget, will ‘save lives’, according to the RACGP President.
Budget reveals $5.7 billion general practice investment Funding will go towards the creation of a new level E consultation item, rebate indexation, telehealth, the bulk billing incentive, and multidisciplinary care.
Push for increased telehealth funding ahead of Budget With the Federal Budget around the corner, the RACGP is reiterating calls to improve access and make it a permanent fixture of Medicare.
Pharmacy reform could save more than $800m annually Allowing patients two months’ supply of some medications would halve dispensing fees, the RACGP has said.
RACGP calls for support as patients face ‘impossible choice’ Investment is needed now as long-term reforms will not arrive quickly enough for some people, the college’s pre-Budget submission says.
Budget: Promises kept but reform needed The Federal Budget fulfils election commitments but does not address the major challenges facing general practice, the RACGP has said.
‘A time of opportunity’: College publishes its advocacy priorities With Medicare confronting its biggest challenges yet, the RACGP President is determined to reset general practice as ‘a career of choice’.