RACGP speaks up at misconduct management inquiry Any new laws must ‘strike the right balance’ when it comes to the management of professional misconduct, the college President told Queensland Parliament.
Registered nurses’ prescribing powers expanded Nurses who have undergone extra training will soon be able to work to a broader scope of practice under a new prescriber arrangement.
Health ministers must better link hospitals and GPs: RACGP The college used the year’s final Health Ministers’ Meeting to call out the lack of integration, saying it is delaying care.
‘A focus on innovation and reform’: NHRA Review revealed Fragmentation dangers, lack of long-term vision, and never-ending red tape – those were the problems laid bare by a probe of the agreement.
Stop the use of named hospital referrals: RACGP The proposal is among a suite of reforms put forward by the college in its submission to a review of the National Health Reform Agreement.
Extended dispensing left out of new pharmacy agreement The decision to reportedly omit the long-sought reform from the seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement has raised questions.
Government urged to ease pharmacy dispensing restrictions Allowing consumers to collect two months of scripts at a time is one of several proposed changes to the Community Pharmacy Agreement.
GPs in push for change to pharmacy ownership rules GPs have entered the fray over pharmacy regulation, arguing the current system is anti-competitive.
RACGP and ACRRM collaborating on national rural generalist pathway The RACGP and ACRRM have come together to help develop of a national framework for rural generalism.