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Longer pollen season bringing more risk for asthma patients

Longer pollen season bringing more risk for asthma patients

Research shows the hay fever season is growing longer, and one expert says GPs are at the forefront of helping patients reduce complications.


RACGP calls for clarity as CDM changes draw closer

RACGP calls for clarity as CDM changes draw closer

With a looming start date of 1 July for Medicare item changes, the college has written to health officials calling for GPs to have time to prepare.


RACGP calls for changes to AHPRA immediate action process

RACGP calls for changes to AHPRA immediate action process

The college has raised concerns about the delays faced by GPs subject to immediate action and the subsequent impact on their wellbeing – calling for an update to current processes.


TGA updates montelukast safety information

TGA updates montelukast safety information

Extra information is being added to all products to highlight the existing warnings, as a ‘reminder to watch out’ for side effects.


National dementia action plan launched

National dementia action plan launched

The roadmap is designed to ensure quality of life for patients, with prevention and education a ‘huge piece of the picture’.


Study links childhood asthma to memory difficulties

Study links childhood asthma to memory difficulties

It found patients had a lower ability to remember specific events, but one GP urged caution, warning it may create ‘unnecessary concern’.


Government defers CDM Medicare item changes

Government defers CDM Medicare item changes

The concerns of GPs have been listened to, resulting in the Commonwealth delaying chronic disease management funding changes to 1 July next year.


New National Sustainable Asthma Care Roadmap released

New National Sustainable Asthma Care Roadmap released

Each year, Australian inhalers cause the same greenhouse impact as 350,000 cars, but experts have found a way to help both patients and the climate.


‘Extremely concerned’: Frustration boils over amid CDM uncertainty

‘Extremely concerned’: Frustration boils over amid CDM uncertainty

The RACGP has demanded the Federal Government delay chronic disease management changes until funding details are clarified.


RACGP questions chronic disease funding ‘vacuum of information’

RACGP questions chronic disease funding ‘vacuum of information’

The Commonwealth has dropped new details about the revised MBS framework, but a persistent lack of funding details has GPs concerned.


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