WONCA to highlight best-practice dementia care Presentations covering home palliative care, medication guidelines and worker attitudes will be on offer at next month’s conference in Sydney.
‘Gut-wrenching’: Rural clinic closures taking their toll An increasing number of regional towns are losing their general practices, with recruitment issues and rising costs having a devastating impact.
Supervisor recruitment issues contradict Guild claims about NQ Pilot Recent comments that local GPs are ‘very supportive’ of pharmacy prescribing do not appear to match the reality on the ground.
Have your say in Scope of Practice survey The RACGP is asking members to contribute to its submission into a Federal Government review of Australia’s health workforce and its future.
RACGP left out of mental health committee The decision to include only one GP on the Federal Government’s new advisory group has been labelled ‘unfortunate’.
RACGP calls for criminal history check changes Nationwide consistency and removing the need to declare ‘trivial offences’ are among the changes listed in a submission to the regulator.
Payroll tax lifeline for Queensland general practice Relief is in sight for the state’s medical centres, after the Government announced GP services will not be subject to the tax.
Digital cardiac rehab almost halves hospital readmissions: Study Patients who utilise online programs after a heart attack can significantly reduce their risk of cardio-related rehospitalisation, according new Australian research.
GPs crucial to rare cancer care: RACGP Key reforms are needed to help GPs better diagnose and treat patients, according to the college’s submission to a Senate Inquiry.
Lack of remote healthcare proving deadly Avoidable deaths and hospitalisations continue to soar in Australia’s remote areas, where people miss out on billions in healthcare funding.