‘We’re just different – and it works really well’ The director of Banksia Medical Centre, Dr Bernard Shiu talks about the approach that led to the clinic becoming the RACGP’s general practice of the year.
NSW CHO calls for boost to preventive care The advice was prepared ahead of a new inquiry looking at how to address systemic healthcare strains.
‘The long way round’: How this award-winning GP found his natural home Ahead of the RACGP awards, past winner Dr Abhishek Verma says he never looked back after leaving a budding career in surgery.
‘Like a conductor’: The unseen craft of general practice RACGP President Dr Nicole Higgins spoke to key healthcare leaders in Canberra this week about the unsung work of GPs in coordinating patient care.
Sophie Scamps’ first year as the new doctor in the House The former GP was elected to Federal Parliament in May 2022. A little more than 12 months on, how is she finding the role?
Long COVID education should be part of CPD: Report The Government has committed to a national plan and more funds, while the RACGP’s Professor Mark Morgan says more immediate help is needed.
Pulse check: How GPs feel about MBS reform While there is universal agreement that Medicare needs to change, many remain wary about what this will look like in practice.
Big picture critical in general practice reform: RACGP President At a pivotal moment for primary care policy makers, RACGP President Dr Nicole Higgins looks at both the challenges and possibilities lying ahead.
New MP makes plea for more GPs Former Northern Beaches GP Dr Sophie Scamps also called for a Medicare rebate rise and recognition of climate change as a health emergency.
‘Dr Google’ wrong more often than not New research has found people who check their symptoms online only receive correct medical advice about a third of the time.