Start date pushed back for new Aged Care Act Due to begin next month, the reforms will now start from 1 November, a decision one GP expert says will have ‘significant implications’.
Calls to address ‘pervasive’ health challenges for adolescents One billion teens are now at risk of poor health in the next five years, highlighting what one GP expert says is a ‘generation in crisis’.
GP tool aims to reduce time to pancreatic cancer diagnosis A new digital clinical decision tool is hoped to support ‘faster, more confident’ decision-making and aid early diagnosis.
General practice ‘not recognised’ in mental health agreement The RACGP says the Productivity Commission’s review of a new national agreement must include the crucial role GPs play in mental health care.
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.
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’.
GPs in training jump by 34% in SA This includes 60% more GPs training on a rural pathway, and while the RACGP welcomed the rise, it says ‘more must be done’.
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.
Updates to RACGP training program eligibility The college is bringing in changes in 2025.2 to improve the GP training experience and steer the workforce in ‘the right direction’.