Clinics share $61 million in first BBPIP payment Almost 3000 practices will share the payout, but the RACGP President says it remains paramount that the viability of all clinics is supported.
Guild tops healthcare donations to political parties Spending more than $600,000, the Pharmacy Guild was the biggest health-related donor to political parties last year.
‘Historic high’ approval ratings for RACGP training Satisfaction rates hit 97% for clinical training in the most recent temperature check for registrars, which also showed ‘significantly higher’ overall approval rates.
Virtual EDs to offer ‘top-up’ ADHD prescriptions Victorians can now access six months of medication without seeing their GP or psychiatrist – leaving the RACGP ‘totally blindsided’.
‘Unanimous’ backing for MBS child development check The health checks for three-year-olds look set to be rolled out, as the Thriving Kids Advisory Group adds its weight to the growing list of the reform’s supporters.
GP gender pay gap exposed Research finds female GPs earn $24 less per consulting hour, with the RACGP calling for a system that better reflects modern clinical practice.
TGA issues weight-loss drug safety alerts Wegovy and Mounjaro are among the high-profile medicines with new product warnings, with the watchdog linking GLP-1 RAs to new side effects.
New guide to support safe antidepressant deprescribing The new addition to the RACGP’s First do no harm guide walks GPs through a best practice approach to deprescribing antidepressants.
‘Extremely problematic’: Pharmacy ads raise concern The RACGP has slammed a new Victorian Government pharmacy campaign, which encourages patients to ‘get it at the chemist without a visit to the GP’.
DoHDA to send ‘early intervention letters’ in October The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is advising recipients to take proactive steps to identify incorrect ‘moiety’ claims and put them right.