Immunisation researchers re-open anti-vaccination PhD debate A new peer-reviewed journal article takes aim at a controversial PhD awarded to one of Australia’s most vocal anti-vaccination activists.
Renewed calls to fully subsidise methadone treatment GPs and addiction experts fear hidden costs are preventing more people from accessing treatment.
GPs call for redirection of $28 million for urgent care centres Funding for four new urgent care centres in Western Australia is under the spotlight over concerns around fairness and fragmentation of care.
Naloxone: What should GPs know? newsGP speaks with an addiction medicine expert about the ‘EpiPen of overdose’.
What does the Federal Budget mean for general practice? GPs had high hopes for a major reinvestment in general practice, but RACGP analysis shows primary care still needs greater levels of funding.
GPs around Australia getting political With the Federal Election looming, Australia’s GPs are campaigning for change.
Would voluntary patient enrolment take Australia towards UK-style capitation? A new incentive scheme to enrol patients with chronic conditions is tipped to be in next week’s Federal Budget. newsGP explores what patient enrolment might mean for health outcomes.
RACGP welcomes funding boost to fast-track rural generalism The Federal Government has announced $62 million in funding to accelerate the long-sought pathway.
RACGP cautiously welcomes Labor’s promise to fully end Medicare freeze But President Dr Harry Nespolon has called on major parties to bring general consultation items to where they would have been without lost indexation.
Should GPs be able to prescribe buprenorphine without restriction? As Australia battles a spike in opioid-related deaths, research suggests advantages in much greater availability of pharmacotherapy treatment.