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‘It’s been an ongoing struggle’: Clinic closures continue

‘It’s been an ongoing struggle’: Clinic closures continue

After making the tough decision to close her practice after years of ‘hanging on’, one GP is calling for urgent workforce and funding reforms.


A ‘cautionary’ tale: Pitfalls of the UK physician assistant model

A ‘cautionary’ tale: Pitfalls of the UK physician assistant model

Implementing physician assistants in the UK triggered ‘widespread grassroots backlash’, new research finds, serving as another warning for Australia.


Lack of incentives fuelling GP shortfall: RACGP

Lack of incentives fuelling GP shortfall: RACGP

A ‘lack of investment’ leaves Canberra as Australia’s worst capital for GP access, while incentives in Tasmania bolster GP numbers.


Incentives prove successful in attracting new GPs

Incentives prove successful in attracting new GPs

New data shows the difference incentive payments make to enticing GPs to the profession, as the RACGP calls for 1500 more places to be funded.


Is remote monitoring the future of general practice?

Is remote monitoring the future of general practice?

One GP’s drive to change the way things work could pave a new path for general practice through remote patient monitoring.


Further progress on rural generalist recognition

Further progress on rural generalist recognition

The wheels are in motion for the specialty field of medicine to be formalised, hailed by the RACGP as ‘a very good thing for rural GPs.’


Grants entice 400 graduates into general practice

Grants entice 400 graduates into general practice

Two thirds of applicants said the $40,000 Victorian Government grants influenced their decision to enrol in GP training in the state.


HealthLink pauses fee rollout

HealthLink pauses fee rollout

The introduction of new costs for GPs to use HealthLink has been put on hold with the provider saying it will ‘undergo a period of consultation’.


Expansion of physician assistants considered

Expansion of physician assistants considered

The Queensland Health boss says he is ‘exploring opportunities to grow our traditional workforce’ but this has sparked GPs’ concern over scope of practice changes.


Amid a GP shortage, why can’t Australia just train more GPs?

Amid a GP shortage, why can’t Australia just train more GPs?

Despite new programs to attract medical graduates, there are multiple reasons Australia is struggling to keep up with demand.


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