‘Corridor consults’ placing unnecessary stress on registrars Should general practice registrars be obligated to provide medical care to colleagues and family?
RACGP President raises concerns after palliative care GP targeted in opioid crackdown Dr Harry Nespolon has called for a rethink on the DoH’s campaign on opioid prescriptions, warning palliative care patients may be at risk of not getting adequate pain relief.
RACGP questions partnership between health insurer and chemist chain A health services partnership between one of Australia’s largest health insurers and largest chemist chains has been slammed by medical bodies.
Commercial sensitivity or patient protection? Secrecy and medicine safety Researchers have identified an information gap between pharmacological companies and Australian clinicians on the potential safety risks of medicines.
Unhealthy lifestyles placing burden on our health system New research shows that a significant proportion of non-communicable disease, disability and death in Australia is due to poor lifestyle choices.
GP shortage prompts new growth strategy Ballarat Group Practice is committed to the highest standard of care to their patients, and hopes to ease an increasing GP shortage in the area.
March 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 available online.
New strategy to tackle high specialist fees While RACGP President Dr Harry Nespolon welcomes the opportunity to improve transparency surrounding out-of-pocket costs, he has stressed GPs should not be required to find patients the least expensive procedure available.
Integrating preventive healthcare for children into general practice newsGP talks to Dr Karyn Alexander, a GP, PhD candidate and finalist in the 2019 Premier’s Awards for Health and Medical Research.
Productivity Commission admits to $3.6b error EXCLUSIVE: The Commission has been forced to update its 2019 Report on Government Services after omitting billions in historical primary care funding.