Medicare rebates to be reduced for non-VR doctors within five years The Federal Government is changing Medicare rebates for non-vocationally registered doctors who provide general practice services in a bid to encourage more to achieve Fellowship of the RACGP or ACRRM, and more doctors to work outside major cities.
GPs critical of ‘intimidating, unpleasant’ warning letter over opioid prescribing One in five of Australia’s GPs has – or will shortly – received a warning letter over their level of opioid prescribing. Many are not happy.
Confronting racism in general practice Racism can be expressed in various ways. Dr Tim Koh told newsGP the best way to deal with it in general practice is to talk about it openly – and to not let it slip by.
Pain and opioid use overloading health system: Report Pain and opioid use are major issues burdening the Australian healthcare system, latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare research has revealed.
National redress scheme for survivors of childhood sexual abuse gets go-ahead Legislation for a national redress scheme for the survivors of institutional childhood sexual abuse has passed Federal Parliament.
The NSW government has splashed cash for health in a big-spending budget NSW is spending billions on more nurses, doctors, hospitals, and mental health facilities and workers.
Ending the reign of the fax machine is one step closer The holy grail of healthcare messaging – secure, interoperable and searchable – is a step closer after professional stakeholders agree to adopt a national set of standards and processes.
Mind – and mine – your general practice data Dr Chris Hogan calls for better use of the data routinely collected by GPs.
A GP’s petition for dying refugee on Nauru receives huge swell of support Sydney GP Dr Sara Townend felt moved to take action when she discovered that a refugee on Nauru is facing a lonely death if he continues to be denied access to proper palliative care in Australia.
Boosting Victoria’s mental health funding will save lives and money: Report Victoria has the lowest per capita expenditure on mental health in Australia, according to a new report.