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‘The same challenges’: Lessons from remote Canada

‘The same challenges’: Lessons from remote Canada

They may be half a world apart but country doctors in Canada and Australia have a lot they can teach each other, finds the RACGP’s Rural Chair.


Calls for ‘targeted and tailored’ solutions for rural health

Calls for ‘targeted and tailored’ solutions for rural health

As Federal Election promises from all sides continue to roll in, the RACGP’s Rural Chair is concerned regional healthcare is being overlooked.


Cerebral palsy rates fall amid healthcare advances

Cerebral palsy rates fall amid healthcare advances

New research finds its birth prevalence has dropped by a third in 20 years, with GPs playing a crucial role in screening and antenatal care.


City PBS prescription rates double those in very remote areas

City PBS prescription rates double those in very remote areas

One GP says there simply are not enough remote doctors, as new data finds the people living there are accessing medication at a much lower rate.


Call to ‘amplify Indigenous voices in medicine’ this NAIDOC Week

Call to ‘amplify Indigenous voices in medicine’ this NAIDOC Week

Growing up in the Torres Strait gave Dr Joanne Kaczmarek a unique insight into healthcare, now she is calling on GPs to challenge their biases.


Huge disadvantages for rural patients exposed

Huge disadvantages for rural patients exposed

New details in an already concerning picture have emerged in research carried out on behalf of the National Rural Health Alliance.


Debt-scrapping law for rural doctors kicks in

Debt-scrapping law for rural doctors kicks in

The move is designed to encourage doctors and nurse practitioners to work in areas of acute need, although views are mixed on its likely impact. 


RACGP Rural marks 30 years

RACGP Rural marks 30 years

The college’s rural faculty was formed in April 1992 to advocate, educate and support GPs in more remote parts of the country.


The latest trick to attract GPs to work in the country? Music videos

The latest trick to attract GPs to work in the country? Music videos

A small town in rural Victoria hit the headlines this week by putting out a music video in a bid to attract new GPs.


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