Media releases
Media releases 2008
2008 RACGP media releases are available below. For further media enquiries contact Jason Berek-Lewis, National Manager - Media and Communications. Tel: 0404 055 265
04/07/2008Celebrating 50 years of excellence in general practice
Tonight the RACGP's NSW & ACT Faculty is celebrating the opening of its new premises at College House, 12 Mount Street, North Sydney
27/06/2008Key voices missing from National Primary Health Care Partnership
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is concerned by the lack of a representative general practice voice on the newly launched National Primary Health Care Partnership. The RACGP was not consulted on the launch of this new partnership.
26/06/2008GPs wanted to contribute to RACGP integrative medicine faculty
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is calling on interested members to help participate in the development of the proposed Integrative Medicine (IM) Faculty, a sub-faculty of the specific interest faculty of the RACGP.
25/06/2008Cuts to rural health a bad prescription
Patients in rural and regional South Australia will lose out under the downgrading of local medical services in South Australian country areas. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) South Australia/ Northern Territory Faculty is calling for a boost to our rural health services.
25/06/2008The best prescription for Australia's health is more GPs
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is calling on the Australian Government to put patients first as it considers reform to our health system to beat the workforce crisis.
23/06/2008GPs boost cancer screening skills
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has launched a new online learning activity designed to support general practitioners in boosting their knowledge about the latest approaches to the early detection of common types of cancer including breast cancer, cervical cancer, melanoma, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer and bowel cancer.
20/06/2008Tick, tock on the obesity clock - Battle against the bulge
With startling new figures on the obesity epidemic being released today, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is calling the crisis the 'ticking bomb' for Australia's health.
20/06/2008Health Care for all of us - World Refugee Day: 20 June
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is a longstanding advocate for the health of all people living in Australia. On World Refugee Day, 20 June, the organisation is calling for all of the most vulnerable people in the community on temporary bridging visas, and those who seek to migrate here, to have access to Medicare and subsidised medication under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The college also supports the ongoing commitment of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship toward the provision of high quality healthcare to individuals in immigration detention centres through implementation of the RACGP detention health standards.
17/06/2008Joint Statement - AMA, RACGP, RDAA AND ACRRM
General practice provides high-quality continuous care that is patient centred and cost effective. Medical competency, diagnosis and management and effective team-based care are the foundation of best practice and safe primary care. The international literature demonstrates that accessible general practice/primary care improves patient satisfaction and health outcomes while reducing health system costs.
13/06/2008Health reform must see GP remain at the centre of patient care
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), the largest representative organisation for Australian general practitioners, is calling on the Australian Government to ensure that long awaited health system reform leads to the establishment of a strong, integrated primary health care system with general practice at its centre. Fragmentation of health care through role substitution is a prescription for a sick health system.
06/06/2008Nominations for RACGP elections announced
Nominations closed on 5 June 2008 for the positions of President, Censor in Chief and Registrar Representative on Council for the RACGP.
06/06/2008No need to 'tough it out' Men's Health Week: 9 - 15 June
With research showing that men are more likely to eat food high in fat, exercise less after the age of 35, drink alcohol in excessive amounts, smoke, use illicit drugs and not admit to experiencing emotional stress, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is urging men to be in charge of their health and to see their GP during Men’s Health Week. The week runs from 9-15 June.
03/06/2008A new vision for General Practice Design
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), together with the RMIT School of Architecture and Design, is launching a new architectural workbook to guide general practitioners and architects in designing safe and effective workplaces.
30/05/2008GP research makes a difference Medical Research Week: 2-8 June
Medical Research Week will point the spotlight on the benefits delivered to patients by health and medical research in Australia. The event, run by the Australian Society for Medical Research, is held from 2-8 June.
29/05/2008Professional services review must not add to red tape
Dr Vasantha Preetham, Perth-based general practitioner and President, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) today responded to the recent report by the Professional Services Review into the use of Medicare Item numbers for the purpose of billing in general practice.
29/05/2008Teens kick habit on World No Tobacco Day
On World No Tobacco Day general practitioners are leading the call for teenagers to go smoke free. The theme for this years event, which falls on Saturday 31 May, is tobacco-free youth.
28/05/2008RACGP Acknowledges college icon in its 50th Anniversary Year
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has chosen to honour RACGP Life Fellow and eminent Rose-Hunt award medallist, Professor John Murtagh, by making several of his publications available to their GP and registrar members, to mark the college’s 50th anniversary year.
26/05/2008Abstracts boom at general practice conference
General practitioners from Australia and overseas have submitted almost four times the expected number of abstracts for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners' (RACGP) 51st Annual Scientific Convention taking place in Melbourne from 2-5 October 2008.
23/05/2008Healthy lifestyle keeps kidneys happy
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is keen to see Kidney Health Week highlight the importance of early detection and better management and prevention of kidney disease in the Australian community - particularly those one in three Australians at increased risk of developing this type of disease.
19/05/2008First World Hepatitis Day - Are you one in 12?
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is keen to see World Hepatitis Day raise awareness among patients and GPs of chronic viral hepatitis. World Hepatitis Day takes place on 19 May, the first day of National Hepatitis Awareness Week, which runs from 19 to 26 May.
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