GPs should be central to disaster relief: RACGP The college has called for governments to better utilise primary care when natural disasters strike.
Workforce strategy and recruitment: RACGP position The college responds to proposed solutions to issues facing the current and future medical workforce.
Deputy CMO requests GP assistance Professor Paul Kelly has written to RACGP President Dr Harry Nespolon to ask for general practice’s help in managing the current supply shortage of hydroxychloroquine.
Elective surgery a ‘complex issue’ as GPs continue to face PPE shortage If a PPE shortage for GPs mean reduced COVID-19 testing capacity on the frontline, what will the consequences be for elective surgery in hospitals?
New PPE supplies ‘critical’ for overcoming pandemic The Federal Government has secured 60 million face masks for frontline health workers. But how many will be delivered to GPs?
Rent reduction push putting practices under major financial strain Two of Australia’s largest pathology companies are pushing GPs to halve their rent for co-located collection centres.
Using virtual reality to reduce procedural pain in general practice Routine immunisations are a common reason children experience pain and distress as a result of interacting with a healthcare provider.
GP efforts in the coronavirus fight ‘inspiring to witness’ Dr James Best discusses the challenges and trauma involved in ‘what is possibly the most trying professional experience in our lives’.
PHNs to receive 2.3 million masks to help fight coronavirus The announcement is ‘welcome news for general practice’, which has voiced ongoing concerns over a lack of personal protective equipment.
Government loosens telehealth billing restrictions GPs are now able to apply their usual billing practices to telehealth items for a wide range of patients.