Study finds benefits of multidisciplinary networks Researchers have found Mental Health Professionals’ Networks are successful in their work to build and sustain a healthy workforce.
In Practice: National Reconciliation Week The RACGP is committed to strengthening relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and delivering culturally safe care.
Concern over two-tier system as Bupa plans mental health clinics Amid a boom in private health insurers entering general practice spaces, GPs are fearful of the two-tier system the growing trend could create.
Health impacts of ‘overworked’ doctors revealed Researchers say policies must reduce excessive working hours after they linked overwork to structural changes in clinicians’ brains.
Calls to address ‘pervasive’ health challenges for adolescents One billion teens are now at risk of poor health in the next five years, highlighting what one GP expert says is a ‘generation in crisis’.
GPs recognised for mental health leadership On World Family Doctor Day, the RACGP is celebrating GPs as frontline healthcare champions, and is urging doctors to prioritise their own wellbeing.
GPs push back against firearm health check Some WA GPs are declining to take part in one aspect of the gun law reforms, warning that adding firearm assessments to their duties adds a ‘weight of responsibility’.
In Practice: Calls to join mentoring program Applications are open for the RACGP program that aims to connect GPs, focusing on wellbeing, collegiality and career development.
What comes next for primary care? GPs, tech experts and health executives gathered at the Digital Health Festival to discuss what the future holds for healthcare.
‘Significant disillusionment’: New spotlight on regulation failings In the latest phase of the Complexity Review, officials have detailed policies to address a lack of clarity and direction within healthcare regulation.