Shelved discrimination Bill will still impact LGBTQI+ people: GP The Religious Discrimination Bill may be on hold, but GPs are still likely to encounter patients experiencing the health impacts.
What GPs need to know about the new COVID antivirals Both oral antiviral COVID-19 treatments are now available, with significant restrictions, on the PBS.
In Practice: Member access to rapid antigen tests The college is aiming to help address supply issues by making the tests available to members via the RACGP Plus portal.
‘Opportune moment’ to improve children’s health inequities With some children experiencing ‘generation-defining disruption’, researchers suggest the pandemic should be a catalyst for reform.
‘An unnavigable mess’: GPs ill-equipped to manage Medicare compliance, research finds The first qualitative study to examine practitioners’ billing experiences in Australia points to the need for urgent structural reforms.
In Practice: MBS online tool updated GPs can stay informed with the latest MBS items, including Level C phone consultation items.
GP push to spread clear COVID messaging With hospitals and general practices under increasing strain, is the message about managing COVID-19 at home cutting through?
New resources to make COVID vaccine booking easier In addition to streamlining online vaccine bookings, GPs can better understand the system with a new RACGP self-directed learning activity.
Patients most at risk of missing out on non-COVID healthcare New data aims to help GPs prioritise certain patient cohorts to mitigate future risk. But with the system under pressure, is this realistic?
Vaccination gap: Vulnerable communities left exposed as Omicron threatens Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander COVID vaccination rates continue to lag the general population, with some areas still less than 50% fully vaccinated.