Patients given immediate access to results on MHR The DoHAC has scrapped a seven-day delay in patients viewing pathology and diagnostic imaging results, against the advice of medical colleges.
International plea for gender-specific health reform Men suffer more fatal illnesses, while women endure greater health loss, according to a study calling for an urgent overhaul of global policies.
GPs central to ‘best value for money’ healthcare Australia’s health sector is among the most productive in the world, but it is quality improvements, not cost reductions, driving its growth.
RACGP ‘blindsided’ by controversial new IMG fast-tracking Eligible overseas doctors will be granted upfront registration from the Medical Board, in a move labelled an ‘assault on the medical colleges’.
Vulnerable patients left waiting amid ongoing Shingrix shortage The Commonwealth is being urged to shore up supply, with wait lists at some practices extending beyond six months to access the subsidised vaccine.
AI suggests key to improved female heart disease detection Better, more targeted use of electrocardiograms could help ease underdiagnosis rates, new research has found.
‘This is the limit’: GPs’ personal plea as tax devastation grows With the payroll tax grab threatening to cripple their small, family-owned practice, a husband and wife duo are urging politicians to ‘be fair, or at least listen’.
‘Funding gets results’: Bulk billing bounces back Patients accessed 950,000 additional subsidised GP visits in the five months since new incentives rolled out, according to government estimates.
Adolescents 3.4 times more likely to self-harm than adults: AIHW Self-harm hospitalisations have surged 38% in four years, as general practice underfunding and psychiatric waitlists leave patients desperate for help.
Controversial pharmacy prescribing pilot begins The program has drawn the ire of GPs who say it puts profits ahead of patient safety and further fragments care.