How did the college advocate for members last month? The Federal Budget, pharmacy prescribing and new dedicated MBS item numbers for smoking cessation all elicited an RACGP response.
GPs enlisted to vaccinate older and vulnerable Australians In a major shift, GPs will be paid an additional fee to visit people ‘at home or in a disability or residential aged care facility’.
Further room for improvement in health literacy Recent patient feedback further establishes GPs’ stewardship role in health literacy and safeguarding quality use of medicines.
Should bulk-billing rates be used as a measure of healthcare success? While ‘more Australians than ever’ are accessing healthcare at no cost to themselves, GPs argue record bulk-billing rates ignore the threat posed by burnout and ever-increasing business costs.
GPs put best foot forward on CrazySocks4Docs day Australian healthcare professionals have taken to social media, showing off their crazy socks to support workplace wellbeing.
Dip in hepatitis testing adds to ‘interrupted’ health progress Hepatitis testing rates have dropped significantly during the pandemic, but could effective point-of-care testing help Australia reach its targets?
Leaving GPs out of aged care vaccination a ‘decision-making error’ As four aged care facilities go into lockdown amid Victoria’s latest COVID outbreak, GPs say risks to residents and staff could have been diminished – or even avoided entirely.
‘Psychological PPE’ as important as gloves and goggles The COVID pandemic has amplified healthcare workers’ mental health concerns, making self-care more important than ever.
New vaccine advice for aged care residents People in aged care can now get a COVID vaccine within two weeks of a flu shot, following new advice from health authorities.
Significant increase in palliative care services provided at home Medicare-subsidised in-home palliative care services almost doubled between 2015–16 and 2019–20, according to a new AIHW report.