RACGP responds to primary care recommendations Greater funding is ‘critical’ to address risks to high-quality general practice care, according to an official college submission.
COVID-19 booster clinics are inevitable. But how will they run? A new deal for millions of Pfizer booster doses raises the question of how best to get them into patients’ arms within the primary care system.
RACGP calls for flexibility around vaccine counselling rebate As it stands, the counselling MBS item number is linked to a vaccine suitability assessment, which GPs say is impractical.
A health policy blueprint for self-care The new paper outlines the role of self-care in effective preventive health and the system reforms needed to support improved models of care.
‘Totally unhelpful’: backlash at NSW minister’s ‘not enough GPs’ comment There was a strong reaction to Brad Hazzard’s ‘political’ remarks about the number of GPs involved in the vaccination rollout.
‘A million doses in arms in a week’: Australia crosses key threshold But the Prime Minister has acknowledged that the country is months behind originally forecast targets.
What do GPs need to increase weekend vaccinations? General practices are providing the lion’s share of COVID-19 vaccinations during the week. Two GPs discuss how things stand for out-of-hours clinics.
Update on efforts to recognise rural generalist as a specialty A recent submission has moved the RACGP’s joint application one step closer to potentially being accepted.
GPs left exposed as symptomatic patients flout triage protocols Concerned GPs say practice staff need to be better protected, following the listing of several general practices in NSW and Victoria as COVID-19 exposure sites.
GP training seeks to improve response to survivors of sexual violence The pilot program is aimed at GPs working in rural and remote areas, and is accredited by the RACGP.