RACGP Faculty Council candidates revealed Members are urged to vote when polls open on Friday, with positions on several state-based, rural, and GPs in training groups up for election.
Next ACRRM President revealed Rural Generalist Dr Rod Martin will take over the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine’s top job in October.
Finger-prick test could screen for early Alzheimer’s Developed by Australian researchers, the first-of-its-kind handheld device is aimed at GPs and can detect disease markers in blood within minutes.
$660,000 in RACGP Foundation Grants awarded General practice researchers from across Australia will share in the funding, with projects including diabetes, economics, and GP retirement.
‘Disappointing’: PBAC rejects national RSV vaccine push Free immunisations for infants and the elderly will not be rolled out nationwide after the committee knocked back two vaccine applications.
GPs left in the dark amid looming payroll tax changes NSW doctors are demanding answers, saying they have been given no information on the tax changes, which are now just days away.
‘I can’t do this’: Practice closures continue Another general practice has added its name to an alarmingly long list of clinics shutting up shop, as the owners warn ‘the situation is not improving’.
Sweeping NDIS changes on the way The RACGP welcomed the bill passing through the Parliament but stressed that its new assessment process has not been finalised.
In Practice: Using CGM to enhance diabetes care outcomes Learn more about the benefits and limitations of continuous glucose monitoring technology and how it can be applied in a rural practice.
Federal Government reveals long-awaited Better Access response It says the mental health system is ‘difficult to navigate’, but supported less than half of the recommendations in full.