Doctors establish ‘parallel health system’ for those fleeing Gaza A network of 500 medical professionals has rallied to rollout free healthcare to refugees unable to access Medicare, creating lifesaving change.
Major update to immigration detention healthcare standards The new standards offer a template for accredited quality care and risk-management in Australian immigration detention facilities.
‘Important’ role GPs play in COVID vaccine access for asylum seekers Many patients without a Medicare card, like refugees, assume they will not be eligible for the vaccination – but GPs can help.
RACGP calls on Government to return Biloela family to Australia President Dr Karen Price says there are long-term health impacts associated with indefinite detention that must be considered.
Refugee and asylum seeker health Hosts Dr Billy Stoupas and Dr Gill Singleton are joined by Dr Kate Walker, Chair of the RACGP Specific Interests Refugee Health network and one of the authors of the Australian Refugee Health Desktop Guide.
Doctors join campaign to save Medevac The RACGP has called on the Senate to save the Medevac legislation.
Peak medical bodies united in support of Medevac law The RACGP has joined medical colleges around Australia in calling on Federal Parliament to maintain existing laws.
RACGP provides in-principle support for continuance of Medevac laws The RACGP expressed support for the intent of the Medevac legislation at a Senate hearing this week.
Medevac repeal one step closer The Federal Government has voted to scrap asylum seeker medical evacuation laws, but passage through the Senate is still uncertain.
The Status Resolution Support Service and the ‘Legacy Caseload’: A primer for GPs Dr Gillian Singleton, a GP with a special interest in refugee health, discusses the impacts of cuts to the Status Resolution Support Service on the lives of asylum seekers in Australia.