GPs emphasise the power of social prescribing The college has called for more investment into non-medical activities to boost wellbeing, particularly in more remote areas of Australia.
‘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: 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.
CMO renews warnings of vaccine misinformation And as childhood immunisation rates fall, one GP says attempts to debunk the spread of misinformation are like ‘a drop in the ocean’.
President and Premier hit the parkrun trail The SA Premier and Health Minister joined the RACGP President and Adelaide GPs to showcase the benefits of parkrun and encourage social prescribing.
Prime Minister vows to ban kids from social media Federal legislation will be introduced this year to stop children, potentially as old as 16, from accessing the platforms.
Bid to ban social media for children gains momentum GP experts have backed a push to ban kids under 14 from having social media accounts, with hopes it will reduce mental health-related impacts.
Mobile medical clinic opens in Melbourne The GP-led clinic aims to ease the health burden to the homeless community by providing safe and free access to primary care.
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’.
Aggressive responses likely crystalise vaccine uncertainty: Study Online misinformation has often been blamed for the spike in vaccine hesitancy, but is social media abuse just as damaging?