Delays in AHPRA response times The regulator has implemented a new operating system, which is resulting in delays for both doctors and the wider community.
Teens wait average of 100 days for mental health care: Study The Australian study found these lengthy wait times are exacerbating distress, but GPs say they are ‘hamstrung in providing care’.
ADHD treatment access a ‘postcode lottery’ As pressure mounts on existing services, the RACGP is calling for national equity in the treatment and management of people with ADHD.
Help shape the next general practice standards Member feedback will inform the next edition Standards, to help ensure the new indicators are reflective of Australian general practices.
Improving patient care: The future of e-consult services Professor Claire Jackson, a professor of general practice and primary care reform at the University of Queensland, speaks about the e-consultation model and its impact on rural healthcare.
Could more hospital outpatients be discharged to GPs earlier? According to new research, hospital specialists say 20–60% of patients seen in their outpatient clinics could be managed in primary care.
GPs face mounting pressures as wait list crisis extends to private specialists Four GPs reveal which private, non-GP specialists have the longest wait times, the effect this has on patients, and the unintended benefits.
Older Australians waiting longer for residential aged care places Most wait approximately five months after being approved by a health professional.
RACGP seeking GP views on controversial CPD changes President Dr Harry Nespolon has written to all members, asking them to consider providing feedback to the MBA’s proposed changes.
Calls to support longer mental health consultations The RACGP has implored both sides of politics to ‘properly support’ general practice as the frontline of mental health care.