Does Victoria really have the world’s best PPE guidance for healthcare workers? Questions have been raised after Victoria’s healthcare safety chief described the state’s approach as the strongest in the world.
Renewed calls to end lockdown rejected by RACGP and other experts Dozens of healthcare professionals have signed an open letter calling for the immediate end to Victoria’s ongoing lockdown measures.
Practice managers step up amid viability challenges It has been a challenging year for Australia’s practice managers, but peer support has provided some relief.
How does the unprecedented 2020–21 Federal Budget affect GPs? From mental health to COVID vaccine readiness, this year’s budget includes a number of measures that will impact general practice.
Public health system needs better and more targeted funding to be truly world-class: RACGP The college has outlined its funding priorities in a new position statement ahead of this week’s Federal Budget announcement.
Schools should be largely safe from COVID: Research Young people are less likely to contract coronavirus, while Victoria’s school reopening should be safe given low community transmission.
Report questioning value of GP referrals draws RACGP fire The college has pushed back against claims that many GP referrals to specialists represent ‘opportunistic rather than purposeful clinical engagement’.
‘Assume it’s everywhere’: aerosol fears underpin fight against COVID healthcare infections Healthcare must learn from high staff infection rates and get ‘pandemic fit’ in case of a third wave, an expert says.
High-risk sports supplements to be regulated as medicines The TGA will regulate supplements formulated to look like medicines with therapeutic claims from 30 November.
‘No country is safe until every country is safe’: Australia joins global vaccine scheme COVAX is a worldwide initiative designed to ensure equitable access and reduce the risk of ‘vaccine nationalism’.