New council ‘a great start’ to improve female healthcare outcomes The National Women’s Health Advisory Council is expected to provide tailored care and address gender inequalities.
Queensland buries pharmacy pilot FOI requests for 256 days – and counting The government department has been accused of hiding information related to the north Queensland pharmacy prescribing pilot.
Nearly $11b spent on mental and substance use disorders annually Australia now spends more on mental health and substance use disorders each year than injuries, new AIHW data reveals.
‘Missed opportunity’ for GPs and in-home aged care reform General practice is pivotal for the health and wellbeing of in-home aged care patients, the RACGP President has said.
GPs with double lives: Medico-legal advisers When doctors face the complexities of a medico-legal issue, Dr Sara Bird and Dr Owen Bradfield use their GP credentials to make it digestible.
‘Horrifying and unacceptable’: Plea to protect Iranian doctors Iranian–Australian GPs and their colleagues have written a powerful condemnation of the treatment of healthcare workers in Iran.
Falling bulk billing rates a ‘sign of things to come’, RACGP warns To avoid patients missing out on care, the college is calling for urgent action, with a funding boost for general practice top of the agenda.
GP funding boost overlooked in Grattan Medicare plan The RACGP President has said the recommendations for general practice would risk following a ‘flawed model of care’.
General practice ‘won’t be singled out’ in tax clampdown The RACGP has welcomed concessions over payroll tax after extended advocacy with the Queensland Government and its Revenue Office.
Integration between hospitals and general practices ‘critical’ Linked data provides further evidence supporting GP continuity of care in reducing emergency department presentations and readmissions.