Bushfire disaster: How GPs can help An unprecedented start to the bushfire season has pushed emergency services, communities and volunteers to breaking point.
RACGP President champions advocacy efforts to open GP19 Dr Harry Nespolon this morning welcomed more than 1700 delegates to the annual conference in Adelaide.
Antipsychotics overused in residential aged care: Study Research reveals concerning rates of antipsychotics use in aged care, showing many doctors and facilities are not following best-practice guidelines.
Voluntary assisted dying: What GPs need to know With Victoria’s legislation set to come into effect – and other states considering similar laws – newsGP examines regulations, eligibility, functionality and other structures of what is a major change in Australian healthcare.
Why does Australia no longer have a dedicated rural health minister? Peak health bodies have expressed concern over the lack of a dedicated rural health minister in the new-look Morrison ministry.
Five tips to get the most out of your conference Dr Edwin Kruys shares his guide to a successful conference ahead of GP18 on the Gold Coast.
Give patients the full truth on cancer: RACGP President-elect RACGP President-elect Dr Harry Nespolon has questioned the push for low-grade cancers to be relabelled.
RACGP opposes push to expand pharmacist scope in Queensland The RACGP is firmly opposing efforts in Queensland to allow pharmacists to become prescribers, warning that the move risks public health.
Introducing the RACGP’s new registrar representative Dr Krystyna de Lange is the elected 2018 RACGP Registrar Representative.
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs at last has a new Chief Medical Officer The Department of Home Affairs has appointed a rural GP as its new Chief Medical Officer and Surgeon General.