Mindfulness found to benefit trainee GPs A UK-based study has suggested that including mindfulness as part of training could help reduce burnout risk for new GPs.
RACGP training model fast-tracked for Tasmania It is hoped the move will help address a ‘dire’ shortage of GPs across the state, where there are currently some 50-plus vacancies.
‘Meaningful’ healthcare reform needed to address concerning trend A new report has found Australian medical graduates are increasingly choosing to pursue a non-GP speciality over general practice.
‘You develop so many skills’: RACGP Academic Post program Dr Talila Milroy jumped at the chance to undertake the Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association Academic Post in 2020.
Evidence suggests COVID vaccines are protective against Delta strain Of 12,383 people admitted to UK hospitals with the recently identified variant of concern, only three had been fully vaccinated with two doses.
Youth detention policy labelled ‘stupid, lazy, outrageous and immoral’ More than 70 organisations, including the RACGP, have called on all governments to raise the age of criminal responsibility.
Bringing training back to the RACGP will be transformative The move will improve outcomes and encourage more medical students to become GPs, writes President Dr Karen Price.
Funding for in-home COVID vaccine assessments ‘inadequate’ GPs have questioned the lack of a dedicated MBS item number for housebound patients.
Deaths in custody: ‘Every Aboriginal family has a story’ It’s been 30 years since the royal commission first tabled its recommendations and GPs are calling for more action.
mRNA COVID vaccine ‘well-tolerated’ in adolescents According to Pfizer, its vaccine is safe and effective in children as young as 12, which could be crucial for herd immunity.