Local governments in some of Australia’s most vulnerable regions are being forced to prop up general practice services. Is this fair? Or is a funding shake-up what’s needed?

The upcoming session will explain its fundamentals and compliance essentials to GPs in training and providers new to the system.

Dr Rob Hosking outlines practical and personal considerations, including managing patients, records, staff, and life after medicine.

A Government document acknowledges concerns over the regulation of the medical scribes, as the TGA continues a review of their use.

A GP expert says it shows the centres ‘keep people alive’, but with benefits only being felt locally, she is calling for their expansion.

The TGA has advised GPs to consider appropriate alternative treatments based on individual patient needs.

Pathology and diagnostic imaging reports are being viewed millions of times each week following the reform’s rollout.

A ‘big picture’ AIHW report highlights a widening funding divide, growing mental health burden, and some reasons for optimism.

It found multimorbidity is the ‘norm, not the exception’, with chronic conditions occurring in distinct groups rather than at random.

He urged national boards to ‘simplify structures and drive national consistency’, saying governments will act if regulators do not.

A national New Fellows Survey will help the college better understand what’s working and what’s not, and the path forward.

Australian GPs are speaking out after a US secret shopper study revealed how easy it is for patients to get a GLP-1 prescription.

Less hospital visits and improved HBA1c levels were seen in patients with continuous glucose monitoring managed by GPs.

Doctors have been left fearing for their patients’ safety following the surprise removal of the exemption for some GPs to initiate anaphylaxis medication.

An RACGP-commissioned report found much of the rollout is built on ‘insufficient’ evidence, raising fresh concerns about patient safety and lack of rigorous evaluation.

The decision follows ‘long consultation and proper consideration’, with the PBAC now considering which medicines will be available.

In a NAIDOC Week announcement, funding will allow more registrars to learn directly from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educators.

The Grattan Institute has reignited calls for funding reform, saying a reliance on a fee-for-service model is no longer suited to modern primary care.

Despite its risk to human health being low, the RACGP says the outbreak must be ‘on GPs’ radar’ as it spreads across the country.

A new study shows patients’ asthma control is worsening, with higher uncontrolled symptoms and urgent care presentations.