National review reignites fitness-to-drive assessment debate Doctors are calling for consistent, evidence-based approaches, as current discussions ‘underestimate the responsibility placed on medical practitioners’.
RACGP demands payroll tax reform to safeguard patient care GPs are calling on the next Victorian Government to fully exempt GPs from the tax, warning the measure threatens clinic viability.
‘Shadow wait lists’ leaving GPs’ patients lingering in limbo New data says two thirds of GPs are dissatisfied with public referral pathways, as they lay bare the human cost of health system backlogs.
Medical information stolen in major cyberattack Consult notes, Medicare numbers, and test results have been exposed after a ‘malicious actor’ targeted a network of general practices.
Trial upskills GPs to perform intravitreal injections It will offer supervised clinical training, as the RACGP, RANZCO, and ACRRM demand greater access to ophthalmic care in the regions.
TGA suspends chlamydia and gonorrhoea self test The Australian-first device has been suspended for six months after independent testing raised concerns of false negative results.
One week left for nominations for next RACGP president ‘We need strong, thoughtful leaders from a broad range of backgrounds’: Eligible GPs are urged to get their nominations in soon.
Webinar delves into Medicare’s complexities The upcoming session will explain its fundamentals and compliance essentials to GPs in training and providers new to the system.
My Health Record views rise under Share by Default changes Pathology and diagnostic imaging reports are being viewed millions of times each week following the reform’s rollout.
Alarm over ‘quick prescriptions’ for GLP-1s online Australian GPs are speaking out after a US secret shopper study revealed how easy it is for patients to get a GLP-1 prescription.