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Plan to boost GP numbers in North-East Tasmania unveiled

Plan to boost GP numbers in North-East Tasmania unveiled

If the Labor Party is re-elected, medical students will be able to complete their entire degree in Launceston for the first time.


RACGP demands GP recognition in allied health strategy

RACGP demands GP recognition in allied health strategy

The college says while allied health is part of a well-resourced general practice sector, it is a ‘missed opportunity’ if GPs are not enabled to remain at the centre of care teams.


New consortium eyes primary care system reforms

New consortium eyes primary care system reforms

Professor Michael Kidd will lead GP clinician researchers to identify ‘real work challenges and provide practical solutions’.


New ad campaign to ‘raise the profile’ of primary healthcare

New ad campaign to ‘raise the profile’ of primary healthcare

The RACGP helped launch the first-of-its-kind Federal Government campaign at Parliament House, spruiking the diversity of general practice.


RACGP calls for PHN overhaul

RACGP calls for PHN overhaul

The college says evaluation of long-term goals, and reform to better integrate general practice with the wider health system, are needed.


‘Another benefit’: The pill shown to reduce ovarian cancer risk

‘Another benefit’: The pill shown to reduce ovarian cancer risk

Australian research finds the oral contraceptive pill can reduce risk of the cancer by 26% among women who have used it at any age.


Preventable hospitalisations soar in GPs’ absence: AIHW

Preventable hospitalisations soar in GPs’ absence: AIHW

Patients with limited GP access are hospitalised three times more than their city counterparts, and the RACGP warns this will only worsen without a funding shakeup.


New link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer

New link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer

The study found women with deep infiltrating endometriosis have a tenfold increase in risk for the cancer, but one GP expert has urged caution.


Fight ramps up to formalise GPs’ disaster response role

Fight ramps up to formalise GPs’ disaster response role

The RACGP say GPs should be integrated into emergency response plans, after doctors were turned away from evacuation centres due to poor planning.


RACGP slams ‘misguided’ CBD nurse-run clinic

RACGP slams ‘misguided’ CBD nurse-run clinic

The college says women in regional Queensland should be especially concerned over the move, which it called a ‘wastage of public funds’.


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