Priceline cervical cancer screening plan draws fierce criticism A pilot program enabling patients to self-test inside the pharmacy giant’s stores has infuriated GPs who said it goes against the core values of the national screening program.
ED visits soaring amid GP shortages New data reveals the NSW health system is under ‘unprecedented pressure’ but GP accessibility is key to relieving that burden.
Patients sent spam emails in practice software breach The Power Diary email breach has resulted in ‘nonsense’ phishing emails being sent to patients that appeared to come from their GP.
Nearly 13 million Australians impacted by MediSecure data breach The breach is one of the largest cyber attacks in the nation’s history, after the personal health information was stolen earlier this year.
Healthed data breach exposes personal details The RACGP says the incident highlights the importance of cybersecurity, while the educator confirmed it has ‘taken steps’ and notified those impacted.
GPs told to ‘prescribe and dispense as usual’ amid data breach The RACGP attended an Office of Cyber Security briefing about the incident on Friday, confirming patients can continue to access their medicines.
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Self-collection reaching under-screened populations Uptake of the cervical cancer screening option has been particularly high among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the NT.
Re-consent needed for ‘critical’ data resource An RACGP committee has granted MedicineInsight ‘ethics approval’, but practices must sign up again to participate.