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Bowel cancer screening rates ‘going in the wrong direction’

Bowel cancer screening rates ‘going in the wrong direction’

Despite being the nation’s second deadliest cancer, and early detection proving 99% successful for treatment, testing rates continue to fall.


In Practice: Medicare compliance for disability assessments

In Practice: Medicare compliance for disability assessments

The RACGP is reminding members how to properly conduct MBS health assessments for patients with disability following reports of non-compliance.


Dementia survey highlights lack of awareness

Dementia survey highlights lack of awareness

Australians generally know little about how to reduce risk, but there are ways to ‘bring cognition into the consulting room’.


Bowel cancer screening rates down

Bowel cancer screening rates down

Though participation in screening has dropped, wait times for colonoscopy referrals are in excess of the recommended 30-day timeframe.


How a GP’s questions changed this 15-year-old’s life

How a GP’s questions changed this 15-year-old’s life

Charlotte suffered from debilitating periods. But it wasn’t until her doctor started putting the dots together that everything started to make sense.


Collaborate and ‘design a way forward’ towards reconciliation

Collaborate and ‘design a way forward’ towards reconciliation

newsGP talks to allyship leaders about the steps GPs can take to promote national reconciliation.


Spotlight on privacy as health sector reports most data breaches

Spotlight on privacy as health sector reports most data breaches

To mark Privacy Awareness Week, the RACGP is reminding practices to review policies and procedures to ensure health information is secure.


New ‘targeted awareness’ approach for Medicare compliance

New ‘targeted awareness’ approach for Medicare compliance

The Department of Health has begun a new education campaign aimed ‘at the lowest levels’ of non-compliance to Medicare claims.


Criteria for cervical self-collection tests set to expand

Criteria for cervical self-collection tests set to expand

The self-collection pathway will be available to all eligible cervical cancer screening participants from next year, with ongoing GP guidance.


‘Not drug-seekers’: The stigma of experiencing migraine pain

‘Not drug-seekers’: The stigma of experiencing migraine pain

Treating patients with migraine needs time, as identifying what is a complex neurological condition is not always straightforward.


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