GPs @ Parliament campaign kicks off A delegation of doctors has descended on Canberra for three days of meetings with the nation’s leaders, demanding an overhaul of the ailing health system.
RACGP voices support for Indigenous health equity The college has reiterated its commitment help Close the Gap by 2030 and empower more First Nations people to become GPs.
‘Devalued’ GPs rail against task substitution in Scope review The role of general practice is oversimplified and the profession misunderstood, according to a scathing RACGP Scope of Practice submission.
Sweltering summer turns up heat on climate change With the impacts already being felt, a new survey is calling on GPs to contribute their expertise and help shape a different future.
Recreational vaping ban one step closer The RACGP has backed a new Commonwealth plan which would make it illegal to import, make, or sell the product, except for medical reasons.
Nurse Practitioner Collaborative Arrangement could be scrapped The RACGP is opposing a Federal Government plan to drop the scheme, saying it goes against best practice and discourages cooperation.
First-of-its kind virtual ED unveiled The RFDS has opened an unmanned health hub in the middle of the Australian desert to provide 24/7 emergency care to residents and travellers.
How RACGP Foundation seed funding blossomed into MRFF grant What started as a small, GP-led diabetes research project recently received close to $1 million to expand into other areas of chronic disease.
RACGP pushes workforce solutions at national roundtable Fifty peak medical bodies have convened in Canberra to identify the health system’s pressure points and highlight areas for change.
‘It’s a lose-lose’: GPs ramp up payroll tax fight SA doctors have launched a campaign urging the State Government to scrap the crippling tax, and they are calling on all GPs to get involved.