‘We are heading for a crisis’: Can GP home visits be revived? They used to be a staple of general practice, but home visits have more than halved in recent years. GPs give their take on the situation.
Government’s key Medicare Budget measures kick in The tripling of the bulk-billing incentive announced in May’s Budget now begins, along with a raft of further changes.
Out-of-pocket costs linked to decline in GP services GP attendances in the first six months of 2023 were 9.1% lower than the same period last year, according to a new AIHW report.
‘We need to talk about the pandemic’: Professor Michael Kidd Australia’s former Deputy Chief Medical Officer, who stepped into the role as COVID unfolded, opened the last day of WONCA with a moving speech.
Doctors send climate change message ahead of crucial UN conference Organisations representing three million healthcare professionals have made a united call for the health risks of climate change to be addressed.
‘An incredible privilege’: RACGP Rural Awards 2023 Inspiring registrars and an ‘absolute stalwart’ of rural general practice have been recognised at a ceremony in Sydney this week.
‘We need to get better at marketing primary care’ Professor Trish Greenhalgh told delegates at the WONCA World Conference that more needs to be done to address public and political perceptions.
‘A shining example of dedication, empathy and leadership’ Inspiring speeches and stories were heard as the college celebrated the 2023 RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health awards.
RACGP 2023 national awards: The winners in full From the prestigious Rose-Hunt Award to the General Practice of the Year, here are the winners of the national RACGP Awards.
Why Australia should resolve its healthcare financial ‘schism’ Professor Robert Phillips has helped raise the profile of primary care in the United States. What is his sense of how it works in Australia?