Practice owners conference offers ‘best of both worlds’ The RACGP is hosting its first major in-person event since 2019.
Further room for improvement in health literacy Recent patient feedback further establishes GPs’ stewardship role in health literacy and safeguarding quality use of medicines.
Dip in hepatitis testing adds to ‘interrupted’ health progress Hepatitis testing rates have dropped significantly during the pandemic, but could effective point-of-care testing help Australia reach its targets?
Significant increase in palliative care services provided at home Medicare-subsidised in-home palliative care services almost doubled between 2015–16 and 2019–20, according to a new AIHW report.
New Department of Health advice for activity during pregnancy The guidelines have been welcomed by GPs as a helpful addition to existing resources, but critiqued for lacking specific detail.
Private vs corporate: does it impact quality of general practice care? Australian researchers suggest the trend towards larger corporate owned general practices may affect access and quality of patient care – but a GP expert says the evidence is lacking.
Sports concussions affect men and women differently Female athletes need more attention in brain research.
Health of the Nation: The state of general practice The RACGP is inviting GPs to share their views on the importance of their profession and their role in improving the health of all Australians.
Majority of older Australians ‘sidestepping’ end-of-life care And most of the 30% with some form of advance care planning have documents that are incomplete, invalid or not legally binding, a new study finds.
Research can be ‘vital part’ of GPs’ caring role newsGP talks to two previous recipients of RACGP Foundation grants ahead of applications closing on 3 May.