Declining rural bulk-billing rates a sign of worse to come: RACGP Falling numbers outside the major cities ‘show that Medicare is under pressure’.
Bulk-billing rates dropping throughout rural Australia The declining rural numbers come as the Government announces Australia’s overall bulk billing is ‘at record levels’.
Details of government incentive program revealed It is described as a ‘major change’ for general practice, but questions over PIP QI remain less than a month ahead of its implementation.
A ‘hidden tragedy’: Government pledges further support for stillbirth The Federal Government has responded to a report on stillbirth with a promise of additional funding and research.
‘The future of general practice’: Practice-based research networks Michelle Guppy conducts research with ‘questions relevant to GPs, being generated by GPs, and investigated on general practice patients’.
Inquiry into ‘broken’ mental health system begins The Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health system has been dubbed a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for reform’.
Rebate increase welcome, but not enough: RACGP A $187 million increase to Medicare rebates comes into effect this week, but the RACGP argues it does not fully address long-term underfunding of general practice.
Changes to health workforce distribution system come into effect newsGP explains the changes and what they mean for rural and remote GPs, international medical graduates and the communities they serve.
Experts back calls for preventive action on chronic disease Australia’s tidal wave of chronic disease is growing, but GPs’ ability to deal with it is hamstrung by funding, experts say.
Is My Health Record becoming useful to GPs? Five months after the opt-out period ended, has Australia’s digital health repository hit the threshold for usefulness?