Pharmacy Guild unveils controversial 10-year plan A key tenet of the Guild’s strategy is to expand pharmacists’ scope of practice – aiming to have 80% of pharmacists prescribing.
GPs to play leading role in new blood donation rules New eligibility criteria allows patients who have fully recovered from cancer to donate blood, but they will need a letter from their doctor.
GPs’ role in elderly driver tests in focus With the number of senior drivers more than doubling in 14 years, GPs’ role in conducting fit-to-drive tests is again in the spotlight.
Diagnostic tool missing 95% of kids hospitalised with sepsis: Study New Australian research is calling for more accurate measures to help diagnose the life-threatening condition in children.
Doctor calls for slip, slop, slap-style dementia campaign Despite modifiable risk factors known to curb dementia onset, education, funding, and prevention campaigns are lacking, a leading expert says.
How should the 100% bulk-billing incentive loading be allocated? With significant changes just months away, 71.6% of survey respondents said 100% of the loading should go to the GP, with individual arrangements for how the practice component is to be paid.
Fit to drive? Spotlight on GPs’ role in assessing older drivers Should all states introduce age-based fit-to-drive assessments? With change being considered, there are concerns about the onus it places on GPs.
Does your practice have an emergency response plan? The RACGP has developed a new resource to help practices create a plan of their own, with one expert urging GPs not to be complacent.
Tackling mental health risks among GPs – what works? Doctors are at higher risk of poor mental health than other professions and new research has delved into the mental health approaches that are most effective.
RACGP releases new AI guidance A new resource guides GPs through the practicalities of using conversational AI in their consults, how the new technology works, and risks to be aware of.