Bowel cancer screening rates down Though participation in screening has dropped, wait times for colonoscopy referrals are in excess of the recommended 30-day timeframe.
Warning over plan to bypass colleges for IMG assessment Long shadow of ‘Dr Death’ experience in Queensland prompts concern around proposal to sideline specialist colleges in favour of the AMC.
$2b health funding program ‘fell short of ethical requirements’: ANAO Executive oversight, risk and fraud management were deficient, while many grants were ‘inconsistent’ with rules and guidelines.
Our adult vaccination program needs a shot in the arm Australia has enviable childhood vaccination rates, but the increasingly vulnerable adult population is being left behind, writes Dr Sarah Chu.
Brisbane haze sparks asthma plan prompt The smoke enveloping Queensland’s capital has led to a nationwide reminder about the importance of the potentially life-saving plan.
‘Duty of care’ to help Close the Gap: RACGP leaders The college hosted a webinar to mark National Reconciliation Week and explore this year’s theme: ‘Be a Voice for Generations’.
GPs encouraged to call out racism in healthcare The RACGP’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Chair says reconciliation’s role in improving health outcomes cannot be overstated.
What alternatives are there to FP 50? With the common asthma medication not expected to return to the PBS until July, GPs may need to give patients other options.
Stop the use of named hospital referrals: RACGP The proposal is among a suite of reforms put forward by the college in its submission to a review of the National Health Reform Agreement.
Optimism high at Practice Owners National Conference Positivity dominated this year’s event as delegates sought to find solutions for a number of challenges on the horizon.