‘We need to protect our GPs’: MPs go in to bat for general practice Professor Monique Ryan, the Member for Kooyong, is the latest parliamentarian to take up the general practice cause in Canberra.
Message of hope kicks off GP22 RACGP leaders opened the conference by addressing the many troubles facing general practice – but also provided delegates with a vision for the future.
Full toll of bacterial infection mapped for first time Authors of a major Lancet study believe the global mortality rate linked to bacterial pathogens is second only to ischaemic heart disease.
Health watchdog receives record number of AHPRA-related complaints Complaints about the regulator have increased by 42% in the past financial year, highlighting the toll its processes have taken on the medical profession.
MPs bridge political divide to address GP crisis A new nonpartisan Parliamentary Friends of General Practice group will aim to find solutions for the serious issues plaguing primary care in Australia.
Budget: Promises kept but reform needed The Federal Budget fulfils election commitments but does not address the major challenges facing general practice, the RACGP has said.
‘Implausible’: Healthcare experts doubt scale of Medicare ‘rorting’ Scepticism is growing as to whether $8 billion is really leaking from Medicare each year, with the new reports’ timing now also being questioned.
Controversial pharmacy prescribing pilot finalised The North Queensland program is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2023, with the college warning about risks to patient safety.
‘A constellation of symptoms’: Long COVID in focus The first public hearing into long COVID has taken place as clinicians attempt to work out the scale of the problem, and one GP reports a rising demand for treatment.
Doubts over impact of key antiviral treatment A large UK study suggests molnupiravir has no effect on hospitalisations and deaths but reduces the overall recovery time from COVID-19.