New pharmacy dispensing deal sets ‘great temptation to bend the rules’ Continued dispensing arrangements have been extended – but two prominent GPs are sceptical about the long-term outcomes.
Extended dispensing left out of new pharmacy agreement The decision to reportedly omit the long-sought reform from the seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement has raised questions.
GPs blindsided by major changes to opioid pack sizes Angst and confusion have marred the introduction of welcome changes to opioid prescribing, GPs say.
Greater access to ‘life changing’ asthma drugs on PBS Patients with mild and severe forms of asthma now have wider access to effective treatment, helping to curb anxiety amid the pandemic.
Quarantined GPs able to work with new telehealth item numbers GPs forced to self-isolate will still be able to provide essential healthcare services by using the new telehealth MBS item numbers.
Calls for coordinated approach as NDIS access issues continue Senators heard at an estimates hearing that the National Disability Insurance Agency is still working through 16,000 unopened email enquiries.
First AskMBS advisory shines a light on general practice GPs and practice managers now have easy access to advice on commonly asked questions regarding the MBS.
These GPs worked with Australia’s most vulnerable patients – until the compliance crackdown The reward for the hard work these GPs put into treating body and mind? Unfair punishment, they claim.
RACGP President calls for immediate end to co-claiming crackdown GPs treat each patient as a person, not a statistic. Dr Harry Nespolon has called on the Department of Health to treat GPs with the same respect.
‘Nudge’ letters in spotlight amid GP push back on compliance campaign Concern over the Government approach has seen thousands join the backlash against the latest letter targeting mental and physical health co-claiming.