Specialist colleges in united front against pharmacy prescribing Allowing pharmacists to prescribe Schedule 4 medications has been described as ‘inconsistent with good practice’.
RACGP takes payroll tax fight to Canberra College leaders have urged politicians in the nation’s capital to intervene on a ‘sick tax’ they say threatens access to GP care – and are calling on members to join the cause.
Pharmacist prescribing labelled ‘unreasonable and unsafe’ The RACGP has responded to open consultation on new pharmacist prescribing standards by highlighting key concerns with the move.
‘The result of years of neglect’: Bulk billing freefall continues Just over a third of bulk billing clinics are taking on new patients, according to newly published survey results.
Controversial pharmacy income deal under assessment An agreement that guarantees pharmacies’ income for prescriptions is being reviewed for its ‘fitness for purpose’.
How regional practices are responding to the sector’s top challenges SPONSORED: Research suggests financial sustainability and workforce shortages are disproportionately impacting rural and remote clinics.
Alarm grows over out-of-pocket impact on health equity New research indicates healthcare is becoming harder to access due to increasing out-of-pocket costs – particularly for vulnerable patients.
RACGP President thanks outgoing DoH Secretary Professor Brendan Murphy, who led the Department of Health and Aged Care through the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, has announced his retirement.
Pushback against proposal to restrict MBS access to bulk-billing GPs There are concerns such a change would create a two-tier system and ‘completely undermine’ the universality of Medicare.
Doubts over Guild push to reduce medicine co-payment The RACGP’s President says the initiative, which will cost taxpayers more than $900 million over four years, will do little to reduce costs for patients and taxpayers.