The top three operational challenges general practices face SPONSORED: COVID has had a mixed impact on practice economics. CommBank’s GP Insights Report reveals how successful practices have responded.
Solution sought for people in COVID vaccine limbo A gap in the Australian Immunisation Register means those who have had different vaccines are not currently recognised as fully vaccinated.
Can general practices mandate staff COVID vaccinations? Practice management expert Karen Crouch discusses what rights and responsibilities employers have to try and enforce compulsory staff vaccinations.
Removing choice will not increase regional GP numbers Incentives, not restrictions, should be used to encourage more doctors to practise outside the major cities, writes rural GP Dr Deborah Carrington.
General practice passes COVID vaccine milestone More than seven million COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered by GPs across Australia over the past four months.
GPs to receive cash incentives to vaccinate aged care and disability workers The RACGP has welcomed the plan for GPs to collect $1000 once they vaccinate 50 workers, and $20 per worker thereafter.
Paving the way for research excellence: RACGP Foundation The GP−patient relationship and prescribing psychotropics for pregnant women are just two research areas being supported by the RACGP.
Legacy of late RACGP President lives on One year after the passing of Dr Harry Nespolon, the first recipient of an RACGP Foundation grant named in his honour has been announced.
How quality improvement processes can be implemented in general practice In this episode, Associate Professor Charlotte Hespe sits in the interviewee chair to discuss her PhD into how quality improvement processes can be implemented in the real world of general practice.
‘Totally unhelpful’: backlash at NSW minister’s ‘not enough GPs’ comment There was a strong reaction to Brad Hazzard’s ‘political’ remarks about the number of GPs involved in the vaccination rollout.