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Pharmacy pilot evaluation revealed

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.


Tax and policy needed to fight sugar: Study

Tax and policy needed to fight sugar: Study

Support is growing for a sugary drinks tax, with one expert saying an ‘individual responsibility’ narrative is out of step with reality.


Concern over two-tier system as Bupa plans mental health clinics

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

Health impacts of ‘overworked’ doctors revealed

Researchers say policies must reduce excessive working hours after they linked overwork to structural changes in clinicians’ brains.


‘A step backwards’: Another pharmacy pilot made permanent

‘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.


‘Strong perception that MBS rates are inadequate’: Inquiry

‘Strong perception that MBS rates are inadequate’: Inquiry

An inquiry into NSW’s healthcare funding highlights the ‘excessive workload on GPs’, increasing patient complexity, and a ‘failure to embed prevention’ in health systems.


GPs left frustrated by payroll tax ‘savings’ claim

GPs left frustrated by payroll tax ‘savings’ claim

The RACGP continues to call for national consistency in scrapping the tax, as the NSW Government spruiks the ‘savings’ made by GPs who have claimed its rebates.


How can GPs prepare economically for the next decade?

How can GPs prepare economically for the next decade?

Ahead of her speech at the Practice Owners Conference, NAB Chief Economist Dr Sally Auld says ‘the sector needs to think strategically’.


Queensland pharmacy pilot reaches training milestone

Queensland pharmacy pilot reaches training milestone

One hundred community pharmacists are reportedly fully trained and authorised to participate, but the RACGP says it ‘rings alarm bells’.


Election result confirms huge Medicare shift in November

Election result confirms huge Medicare shift in November

With the Federal Election result now clear, the RACGP President says supporting members to adopt the best billing models for them is a top priority for the college.


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