In Practice: Feedback on DVA website refresh The Department is updating its website and is seeking feedback from GPs and other healthcare professionals providing care to veterans.
Start date pushed back for new Aged Care Act Due to begin next month, the reforms will now start from 1 November, a decision one GP expert says will have ‘significant implications’.
Menstrual health research shows value of culturally safe care ‘Menstrual wellbeing is shaped by culture, history, gender and social connection,’ says GP and researcher Dr Talila Milroy.
RACGP embarks on Tassie road trip GPs have come together to call on governments to invest more into training and retaining doctors in the state.
What is the future of general practice multidisciplinary care? As a ‘core feature of general practice’, the college is seeking input on its draft multidisciplinary team-based care national position statement, placing GPs at its centre.
Pharmacy pilot evaluation revealed An assessment of Victoria’s program reveals its impact on GP services, its popularity, and patient feedback, as the RACGP’s concerns about the nationwide trend remain.
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.
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.
‘A step backwards’: Another pharmacy pilot made permanent The initiative continues to cement itself into Australian healthcare, with a Victorian pilot both expanded and made permanent, but the RACGP warns of compromised patient safety.
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.