Pregnancy status soon mandated for AIR reporting From 1 March, new laws mean vaccination providers must record a patient’s pregnancy details at the time of their vaccine administration.
GPs’ crazy reminder to look after mental health The medical world has come out in force to mark CrazySocks4Docs, with the RACGP using it as an opportunity to protest mandatory reporting laws.
RACGP support for proposed mandatory reporting change The recommendation to remove current mandatory reporting requirements is in line with long-term college advocacy efforts.
Senate Committee urges limits to AHPRA complaints The Senate report also acknowledged the ‘significant amount of stress’ caused to some doctors caught up in the current AHPRA notifications process.
What makes healthcare workers vaccine hesitant? Despite their built-in levels of health literacy, a minority of healthcare workers are opposed to COVID vaccination.
Why the RACGP supports mandatory vaccination for healthcare workers The college’s stand is about showing leadership and protecting patients, practice staff and the wider community, President Dr Karen Price writes.
RACGP releases position statement on mandatory vaccination The college has come out in support of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers, including GPs.
Can general practices mandate staff COVID vaccinations? Practice management expert Karen Crouch discusses what rights and responsibilities employers have to try and enforce compulsory staff vaccinations.
Push to overhaul AHPRA notifications process Appearing before a Senate Inquiry, the RACGP’s Dr Michael Wright suggested ways to address the negative effects the current process has on GPs.
GPs renew call for change to mandatory reporting The stressors of COVID-19 have sharpened the resolve of the RACGP’s Rural Chair Dr Michael Clements to challenge the law and protect GPs.