GPs want telehealth clarity Department of Health compliance letters have been sent to confused GPs who have been ‘caught out’ by rules around MBS claiming.
Department of Health eyes vaccine MBS ‘recalibration’ Medicare rebates were one of several issues raised by GPs at a recent primary care webinar on the rollout of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine.
MBS mental health gap must be addressed: RACGP GPs are ‘effectively discouraged’ from providing quality mental health care under the current system, a college submission has stated.
Joint COVID infection control guidelines expected within weeks The new recommendations are being assessed by ICEG and the National COVID-19 Evidence Taskforce as part of the final approval process.
Research reveals mental health toll for COVID survivors One in three people who contracted COVID-19 were diagnosed with a neurological or psychiatric condition within six months of infection.
European regulator finds possible link between vaccine and blood clots UPDATED: The European Medicines Agency says it has found a possible link between AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and rare blood clotting issues in adults.
Current COVID vaccines could be ineffective by next year: epidemiologists New coronavirus variants emerging in global hotspots are likely to impact vaccine efficacy. What does this mean for Australia?
More advice on vaccines for immunocompromised patients The new guidance provides more detail for GPs involved in the rollout, including information around the timing of vaccinations.
New voluntary assisted dying Bill gives GPs and patients choice Tasmanian doctors will have the next 18 months to adjust to the state’s ‘world class’ legislation.
Face masks: What GPs and patients need to know UPDATED: Record case numbers in NSW, lockdown extension in Victoria, dozens of cases in the ACT, snap lockdown in the NT: Australia tightens restrictions as much of the country sits on a COVID knife edge.