‘My GP was a psychological anchor’: A patient’s long COVID story Struck down by debilitating long COVID, one patient shares her journey to recovery in a new podcast to support GPs with diagnosis and management.
In Practice: Call to join funding reform working groups The RACGP is seeking members to join Funding and Health System Reform Working Groups on business viability and compliance.
Bringing family violence out of the shadows Eleven years after her son was murdered, Rosie Batty will speak at a RACGP event empowering GPs to support patients experiencing abuse.
In Practice: EOIs for Practice Owners Conference presentations Expressions of interest are now open to present at the RACGP’s annual conference for current and aspiring practice owners.
In Practice: EOIs for accredited training sites The RACGP is seeking to accredit new training sites in eligible GP catchments to address areas of workforce need across Australia.
In Practice: Upskilling in family violence support An upcoming RACGP CPD-accredited workshop aims to empower Victorian GPs to support families impacted by abuse and violence.
In Practice: EOIs to join ATAGI Australia’s immunisation advisory group is seeking applications for new members to provide advice to the Federal Health Minister.
GPs feel patient pressure for ‘unnecessary’ antibiotics: Poll One quarter of GPs say they experience this demand daily, with one expert saying it risks becoming a ‘point of tension’ with patients.
In Practice: Patient-reported experiences survey GP feedback is being sought on whether patient-reported measures are acceptable, appropriate and meaningful in the general practice context.
Surge in working-age people avoiding GP care due to cost More than 15% of patients aged 25–34 are holding off on a visit to their GP, reflecting the cohort’s absence from bulk-billing incentives.