Plan to boost GP numbers in North-East Tasmania unveiled If the Labor Party is re-elected, medical students will be able to complete their entire degree in Launceston for the first time.
RACGP demands GP recognition in allied health strategy The college says while allied health is part of a well-resourced general practice sector, it is a ‘missed opportunity’ if GPs are not enabled to remain at the centre of care teams.
New consortium eyes primary care system reforms Professor Michael Kidd will lead GP clinician researchers to identify ‘real work challenges and provide practical solutions’.
New ad campaign to ‘raise the profile’ of primary healthcare The RACGP helped launch the first-of-its-kind Federal Government campaign at Parliament House, spruiking the diversity of general practice.
RACGP calls for PHN overhaul The college says evaluation of long-term goals, and reform to better integrate general practice with the wider health system, are needed.
Preventable hospitalisations soar in GPs’ absence: AIHW Patients with limited GP access are hospitalised three times more than their city counterparts, and the RACGP warns this will only worsen without a funding shakeup.
Fight ramps up to formalise GPs’ disaster response role The RACGP say GPs should be integrated into emergency response plans, after doctors were turned away from evacuation centres due to poor planning.
RACGP slams ‘misguided’ CBD nurse-run clinic The college says women in regional Queensland should be especially concerned over the move, which it called a ‘wastage of public funds’.
Audit calls for PHN transparency overhaul Sweeping changes must be rolled out to ensure the program is accountable and consistent, according to an Audit Office investigation.
‘Incredible community spirit’: Queensland’s flooding fight Towns turned into islands, residents on roofs, roads becoming rivers – GPs in the Far North have shared their stories as the area is inundated.