RACGP unveils 19-point plan for general practice shake-up At a major launch inside Parliament House, it called for the expansion of bulk-billing incentives to everyone under 35 and revealed plans to halve out-of-pocket costs for longer consults.
Is your electorate impacted by a bulk-billing shift? Almost 10% of Federal electorates, including all five in Tasmania, had no clinics offering bulk-billed standard adult consultations, new data found.
‘A complete disaster’: Psychiatry resignations felt by GPs As the dispute creates widespread anxiety, the NSW Government says it is exploring how to ‘deliver better, holistic mental health care’.
Medicare and workforce boost top RACGP election asks With a Federal Election imminent, the college is urging all political parties to ‘make bold commitments’ to ensure affordable and accessible care is available for all.
Concern psychiatrist walk-out will trigger mental health crisis How will the mass resignation of 200 public health psychiatrists in NSW affect GPs already managing high demand for mental health consults?
HealthLink pauses fee rollout The introduction of new costs for GPs to use HealthLink has been put on hold with the provider saying it will ‘undergo a period of consultation’.
Success of registrar wellbeing committee one year on The RACGP’s progress on its initiatives to support GPs in training, as well as goals for the year ahead, are revealed in a new report.
‘Wow, what a week’: New RACGP President reflects From GP24 in Perth, to Parliament in Canberra, the RACGP in Melbourne, and A Current Affair in Sydney, Dr Michael Wright reflects on week one.
RACGP calls for GP permission to provide diabetes technology access As part of a consultation process for subsidised access to continuous glucose monitoring, the college says GPs are ‘essential’ to supporting equitable access.
New Chair for RACGP Funding and Health System Reform Associate Professor Rashmi Sharma is stepping up at a ‘pivotal moment for the profession’ and has shared her goals for the future.