GPs speak out amid birth services’ ‘significant shortcomings’ The RACGP lays bare accessibility challenges and ‘inadequate’ Medicare rebates faced by GPs, as mothers struggle to find information.
Menopause inquiry recommends GP education boost A Senate committee has called for change after finding GPs have ‘limited and varied’ medical education on menopause and perimenopause.
Senate told that menopause care requires overhaul There is an urgent need for improved support and access to care for people experiencing menopause and perimenopause, the RACGP says.
Primary care boost key to better pandemic response: Report The Grattan Institute has set out why it believes improved funding would reduce the higher toll on the most vulnerable communities.
Senate menopause inquiry called Members of the Upper House will look into the health and economic effect of perimenopause and menopause.
Senate delays release of ADHD report Initial documents have revealed doctors wrote 3.1 million prescriptions for the disorder in 2022, a 134% increase from just five years earlier.
Diabetes policies should reflect GPs’ ‘central role’: RACGP The college has put forward 17 recommendations which it says ‘would greatly contribute’ to better diabetes care.
GPs well placed to help tackle ADHD ‘postcode lottery’: RACGP General practice should have an expanded role in supporting patients, the college has told a Senate Inquiry.
RACGP calls for ‘more action’ following reproductive healthcare report President Dr Nicole Higgins says the Government needs to act now to end Australia’s ‘postcode lottery’.
Incomplete picture hampering long COVID response Data gaps and inconsistent clinical definitions are hampering efforts to manage the increasingly prevalent condition.