Concerns raised over pharmacists’ role in COVID vaccine rollout Queensland Health has taken steps to include pharmacies in the vaccination program. But will it come at the cost of patient safety?
How space psychiatry became relevant during the pandemic As NSW and Victoria see a COVID resurgence, an expert gives GPs management strategies for the psychological consequences of isolation and quarantine.
National women’s health survey findings ‘sobering’ The results show a high prevalence of anxiety, intimate partner violence, and lack of support after miscarriage and stillbirth.
October–December 2020: Emerging from the darkness The final months of the year have been a time of transition, progress, solidarity and hope for general practice in Australia.
July–September 2020: The pandemic winter and spring With harsh lockdowns and massive spikes in coronavirus cases, millions of Australians were experiencing especially difficult times – while the RACGP experienced its own terrible loss.
Vaccine not Australia’s COVID transmission ‘silver bullet’ A new report informed by leading experts urges a multi-pronged response to the pandemic in 2021. But what does that look like?
April–June 2020: The calm before the storm While Australia’s initial COVID wave dissipated, it remained a time of great uncertainty and upheaval for general practice as pandemic preparations continued in earnest.
January–March 2020: Black Summer leads into looming global crisis The devastation wrought by last summer’s bushfires triggered a public health disaster, but it wasn’t long before GPs were dealing with an entirely new foe.
RACGP gets a seat at the table on Mental Health Australia Board Dr Cathy Andronis, Chair of the RACGP Specific Interests Psychological Medicine network, will represent general practice.