Government reforms to the aged care system: Will they be enough? The Federal Government seeks to restore trust in Australia’s aged care system with a suite of reforms to the sector.
Rural and remote health still behind the cities: report The health gulf between Australia’s well-served major cities and its rural and remote regions is still wide.
World Health Day: The push for universal healthcare coverage It’s 2018 and half of the world’s population does not have access to the healthcare services they need.
April issue of Australian Journal of General Practice now available The latest issue of the Australian Journal of General Practice, the RACGP’s peer-reviewed scholarly journal, is now available online.
Information lockdown: The importance of backing up general practice data Implementing an effective system for data backup and recovery is an essential preventive activity for the health of a general practice.
RACGP frustrated with lack of consideration in Productivity Commission recommendations The RACGP is disappointed with the Productivity Commission’s failure to heed its recommendations on key Australian healthcare issues in its final report on reforms to the human services sector, President Dr Bastian Seidel told newsGP.
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.
GPs and their central place in maternity care Dr Wendy Burton, GP and Chair of the RACGP Antenatal/Postnatal Care Specific Interests network, talks to newsGP about advocating for the GP’s role in delivering comprehensive maternity care.
Examining changes to advance care planning laws Associate Professor Joel Rhee talks to newsGP about recent changes to Victoria’s advance care planning laws, and how more financial support for GPs could help encourage greater uptake among patients.
Potential health effects of increasing homelessness Australia’s homeless population has increased by almost 5% in the last five years, with 50 out of every 10,000 people experiencing homelessness, new research from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed.