When a GP spoke out over discharge summaries, it led to real change Dr Katrina McLean called for major improvements to discharge summaries – and her local hospitals responded.
RACGP co-signs open letter to PM over aged care staffing levels The RACGP and other peak medical bodies are urgently calling for minimum staffing levels in aged care.
Before Melissa Kang was Dolly Doctor, she was a GP For a generation of teenage girls, Dolly Doctor answered anxious questions about bodies, puberty and sexual health.
GPs call for higher quality discharge summaries Frustrated GPs want a major improvement to the quality and timeliness of hospital discharge summaries.
Rural and remote mental health crisis needs national strategy: Senate report Australians who live outside of the city experience poor mental health at much higher rates than those in rural and remote areas. What can be done?
Australia-wide rapid response system to suicide clusters to be developed After a shock rise in deaths by suicide last year, the Federal Government has committed to building a rapid response system to suicide clusters in communities.
Which way forward for GP shared maternity care? Dr Wendy Burton is raising the alarm over threats to shared antenatal care.
How can GPs best approach patients dependent on opioids? Showing empathy is vital for all patients with opioid dependence – even if they are seeking drugs.
‘The last bastion for procedural GPs is rural medicine’ GP proceduralists should head to the bush for the best professional opportunities, argues Dr Ganesan Sakarapani.
New sexual boundary guidelines help to address medico-legal concerns A medico-legal expert has broadly welcomed updated Medical Board of Australia guidelines on sexual boundaries between doctors and patients.