Calls for greater awareness of context in guidelines for doctor–patient boundaries The RACGP wants more clarity in the Medical Board of Australia’s proposed new guidelines on personal doctor–patient relationships.
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 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 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.
RACGP calls for better support for GPs providing aged care services GPs’ central role in the care of older Australians is being compromised by a lack of proper support and resources, according to the RACGP’s submission to the Department of Health’s Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforce.
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.
Mandatory reporting: Changing attitudes within the profession Altering existing mandatory reporting laws would help to foster a new message about the philosophy of the medical profession and its approach to the mental health of its practitioners, the President of the Australian Medical Students’ Association told newsGP.
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 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.
Targeting hearing loss in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities In the third 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 examines the health effects of hearing loss.