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Aged care component added to college MBS tool

Aged care component added to college MBS tool

The RACGP guide will make it easier for GPs to navigate new aged care item numbers added late last year.


Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health: Room for improvement

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health: Room for improvement

A new report card details how health indicators are performing – with mental health and incarceration rates of key concern.


Government tables report on aged care COVID response

Government tables report on aged care COVID response

It has also announced a further $132.2 million to help fund recommendations stemming from the aged care royal commission.


RACGP wary of calls to scrap mental health treatment plans

RACGP wary of calls to scrap mental health treatment plans

Acting President Associate Professor Ayman Shenouda has warned a proposal to replace the treatment plans with an online assessment tool is ‘lacking clarity’.


‘Great inclusion’ of GPs urged by bushfire royal commission

‘Great inclusion’ of GPs urged by bushfire royal commission

Experts welcome the commission’s recommendations, but say they must be implemented urgently as Australia heads into another bushfire season.


‘Groundhog Day’ as GPs again overlooked in aged care COVID report

‘Groundhog Day’ as GPs again overlooked in aged care COVID report

Despite providing the majority of medical care in residential facilities, the aged care royal commission has failed to recognise GPs.


Restrictive practices: RACGP advocates for person-centred approach

Restrictive practices: RACGP advocates for person-centred approach

A college submission to the disability royal commission includes proposed changes to help prevent, avoid, or minimise restrictive practices.


HealthEngine ordered to pay $2.9m for ‘misleading conduct’

HealthEngine ordered to pay $2.9m for ‘misleading conduct’

The penalty relates to sharing the personal information of more than 135,000 patients, publishing misleading patient reviews and ratings.


RACGP ‘deeply concerned’ by aged care proposals

RACGP ‘deeply concerned’ by aged care proposals

The aged care royal commission has drafted propositions that could dramatically affect GPs, including a ‘new primary care model’.


COVID represents aged care’s ‘greatest challenge’: Royal commission

COVID represents aged care’s ‘greatest challenge’: Royal commission

A review into the industry’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has revealed major gaps in training, preparedness and infection control.


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