After years in the doldrums, primary care research is on the national agenda Academic GPs have welcomed the new focus on primary care research in the Medical Research Future Fund’s priority list.
AHPRA releases its annual report The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has provided facts and figures across a number of key areas of healthcare.
Remoteness and its effect on GP access Patient access to general practice varies with remoteness and GP:patient ratios, according to the RACGP’s General Practice: Health of the Nation 2018.
MHR privacy to be further strengthened to prevent abuse of system Greg Hunt has announced legislative changes to the safety and privacy provisions of My Health Record.
Finding your tribe as a GP and academic How one GP found her way to academic research – and why she loves it.
The GP who helped hundreds of IMGs gain Fellowship Dr Farooq Ahmad has taken it upon himself to help hundreds of international medical graduates attain RACGP Fellowship over the past 13 years.
Calls for recognition of GPs’ role in maternity care Women’s choice is being reduced as governments and hospitals increasingly shift antenatal care away from GPs, according to the RACGP.
Government rollout of remote renal dialysis The Federal Government has commenced its $34.8 million investment into providing renal dialysis for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote areas.
Privacy and the National Cancer Screening Register The coming screening register raises some important questions regarding issues of patient privacy.
China wants to train 500,000 new GPs by 2030 China is looking to GPs and primary care to take the strain off its healthcare system.