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Using screening tools to tackle elder abuse

Using screening tools to tackle elder abuse

People become more vulnerable as they age. But how do healthcare professionals detect abuse of older patients?


Drug use on the rise throughout Australia

Drug use on the rise throughout Australia

Australians are using more legal – and illegal – drugs, according to the latest National Wastewater Drug Monitoring report.


RACGP President expresses concerns about changes to register of practitioners

RACGP President expresses concerns about changes to register of practitioners

Dr Bastian Seidel does not believe the Medical Board of Australia’s changes to the register strike the right balance between patient safety and practitioner privacy.


Third edition of RACGP and NACCHO National Guide launched in Canberra

Third edition of RACGP and NACCHO National Guide launched in Canberra

Federal Minister for Indigenous Health Ken Wyatt launched the updated third edition of the ‘National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’ at Parliament House in Canberra.


Latest figures for HPV vaccine show increased levels of coverage

Latest figures for HPV vaccine show increased levels of coverage

Australia’s human papillomavirus vaccination programs have seen the rates of fully immunised girls and boys continue to improve across the country, according to new data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.


Sexual health education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Sexual health education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

In the fifth part of a series focusing on the coming third edition of the ‘National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’, newsGP looks at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ sexual health and prevention from blood-borne viruses.


Close the gap: Identity, culture and resilience

Close the gap: Identity, culture and resilience

Close the Gap representative Banok Rind has urged all people in Australia to reflect on 10 years of efforts to address healthcare inequalities while speaking at the RACGP’s Close the Gap Day event in Melbourne.


Antenatal care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women

Antenatal care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women

In the fourth part of a series focusing on the coming third edition of the ‘National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, newsGP looks at health for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women during pregnancy.


Answering GPs’ frequently asked questions about self-collection of HPV samples

Answering GPs’ frequently asked questions about self-collection of HPV samples

GP and cervical screening expert Dr Lara Roeske has developed a series of videos designed to address GPs’ most frequently asked questions regarding self-collection of human papillomavirus samples.


Further delays to full screening registers for cervical cancer and bowel cancer

Further delays to full screening registers for cervical cancer and bowel cancer

The Department of Health has told newsGP that national screening registers for cervical cancer and bowel cancer are experiencing further delays to allow so-called system ‘bedding in’ issues to be addressed.


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