It was a program designed to ease the workload of UK GPs, but has expanding the role of other health professionals helped?

New data shows one in four Australian kids is living with overweight or obesity, but one expert says GPs are key to halting the rise.

For Canberra’s most disadvantaged populations, the lifeline is often their only connection to the wider health system.

SPONSORED: Early learnings from the National Lung Cancer Screening Program offer a valuable opportunity to strengthen delivery.

Government health workforce modelling suggests there could be a deficit of almost 13,000 full-time doctors, including GPs, in just over 20 years.
 

Two new tools, including an inhaler use guide, are now available to support GPs in implementing the latest national guidelines.

Developed as part of a $13.7m funding package, the tool will support shared decision-making between women and healthcare providers.

A study has found use of the monitoring program led to a 15% drop in patients seeing several prescribers.

According to a Cleanbill analysis, one city in particular dominates the list, as gap fees jump for patients who are privately billed.  

Six Victorian cases have been linked to the unapproved drugs, as Australia’s CMO sounds the alarm on the escalating health threat.

GPs and advocates are calling for ‘choice and autonomy’ in a week of heightened attention on access to abortion care.

The Chair of the college’s new Specific Interests Group says general practice is ‘the main arena’ for improving men’s health.

The recently introduced Medicare item numbers are ironically widening the healthcare gap, believes Dr Morgan Rayner.

An upcoming RACGP webinar will cover key principles of Medicare for new providers, including MBS rules and requirements.

Despite their clear value, most eligible Australians don’t do the free test kits. GPs are key to improving that, says an expert.
 

In an open letter, leading doctors, nurse practitioners, and the CEO of Choice Chemist sound the alarm on Schedule 8 prescribing proposals. 

The Federal Government has moved to address GPs’ ‘significant concerns’ less than two weeks before the reforms were due to kick in.

Under the new plan, overseas-trained doctors could apply directly to AHPRA as the ‘single-entry point’ to gain their registration.

With unintentional overdoses involving medication on the rise, one expert says understanding drug use in general practice is key.

Recruitment for an extension to the Maintain Your Brain initiative involving GPs and patients in primary care will begin this year.