Expand after-hours rebate window: RACGP The college has said patients should be able to access higher subsidies from 6 pm on weeknights and midday on Saturdays.
New group looks to address urgent care needs A recently formed RACGP Specific Interest group aims to help raise the standard of urgent and emergency treatment in primary care.
$2.2 billion Medicare investment ‘just what the doctor ordered’ Rebuilding general practice was a key focus of National Cabinet, which introduced a number of measures to make healthcare more accessible and affordable.
New payroll tax interpretation threatens future of after-hours care Using weekend rosters as a marker for general practice payroll tax liability will inevitably place a huge additional burden on over-stretched hospitals, GPs say.
GP calls on more practice owners to offer vaccination on weekends Victorian GP Dr Ern Chang is among those running weekend COVID vaccination clinics. But is it profitable and sustainable longer term?
What do GPs need to increase weekend vaccinations? General practices are providing the lion’s share of COVID-19 vaccinations during the week. Two GPs discuss how things stand for out-of-hours clinics.
MBS telehealth reform extended to medical deputising services Patients will be able to access bulk-billed telehealth consultations through approved medical deputising services, but under tight restrictions.
Questions raised over new crackdown on after-hours GP service A key health watchdog is investigating Australia’s largest after-hours GP service in the first ever inquiry into a company rather than individual doctors.
After-hours access challenging for adults with a mental health issue Some NSW patients wait more than 24 hours in an emergency department, according to a new report.
RACGP releases new standards for after-hours and medical deputising services The RACGP has released its Standards for after-hours and medical deputising services (5th edition).