Opening up opportunities for general practice registrars The inaugural winner of the RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Growing Strong Award reflects on the past year and half.
How can GP supervisors help registrars adapt to general practice? Moving from the structure and hierarchy of the hospital environment to the complexity, freedom and continuity of general practice can be challenging for young doctors. newsGP asks three GP supervisors their tips.
New resource to foster patients’ financial health literacy A new RACGP-endorsed guide aims to help patients understand health costs and empower their discussions around medical fees.
Silence and stigma: Living with chronic pain Chronic Pain Australia, a transvaginal mesh survivor and a GP discuss how to best manage the condition in National Pain Week.
Joe’s funeral: How little we know about anyone Dr Chris Hogan reflects on how much we don’t know about other people – and wonders what precious stories are being lost.
Professor Anthony Radford: A passion for general practice Professor Radford reflects on an almost 60-year career which has taken him throughout Australia and all around the world.
Diabetes statistics ‘sobering reminder’ of the need for awareness National Diabetes Week is an important reminder for healthcare providers and patients to be aware of risk factors and early detection.
GPs could save the health budget $1.5 billion by stopping lower urgency cases flooding emergency Lower urgency cases are filling up hospital emergency departments around the nation. Could GPs solve the problem?
GPs’ role in linking patients with the NDIS The new RACGP resource can help assess patient eligibility for the NDIS and give information on how to access it.
Record immunisation rates for Australian children New data shows that child vaccination rates have hit record – and world-leading – levels.