ADHD reforms ‘past due’ The RACGP is ramping up its calls for GPs’ role in ADHD treatment to be expanded, saying national consistency is a matter of patient equity.
RACGP CDM changes: A recap on what we know so far With new Medicare items going live on 1 July, experts walk GPs through the billing, workflow, care team, and software changes it will create.
Victoria welcomes 57 new GPs ‘You get to be part of [patients’] journey, from birth until they pass’ said one new Fellow at the RACGP’s Geelong ceremony.
How many medical students are choosing general practice? The RACGP says ‘early and positive exposure … makes the choice of general practice more likely’, with the profession preferred by 15% of students last year.
AHPRA CEO: ‘The system isn’t working as it should’ He said the watchdog must ‘pick the whole system up and rethink it’ amid a ‘loss of confidence and a loss of trust’, in a speech about AHPRA’s future.
‘Early intervention letters’ sent for overseas MBS claims Around 1100 GPs have been asked to review a schedule of claims as part of a Health Department focus on overseas billing.
A clinic underwater, no power, and ‘a huge amount of anxiety’ GPs’ role as ‘community caregivers’: How doctors, patients, and the fire brigade worked together to ensure locals had healthcare amid the deadly NSW floods.
Queensland launches $40,000 GP incentive The General Practice Trainee Incentive payment is available to those beginning their GP training anywhere in the state in 2025.
Full details of incoming CDM changes revealed New MBS fees, transition arrangements and referral pathways have been unveiled. The RACGP President said he’s been left frustrated by the delay, but ‘at least we now have clarity’.
Semaglutide links to eye disorders in spotlight The TGA has received 44 reports linked to the drug, but one GP says a spike in concern may not be ‘mentioning high-quality evidence’.