Media releases
Media releases 2010
2010 RACGP media releases are available below. For further information or to arrange an interview, please contact: Melanie Fontolliet, RACGP Media & PR Manager, 03 8699 0513 or Jessica Warne, RACGP Media & PR Coordinator, 03 8699 0442
15/03/2010College of GPs welcomes investment in the future of general practice
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) welcomes the government's commitment to increasing the number of general practice training places.
10/03/2010General practitioners participate in National Pain Summit on 11 March 2010 in Canberra
Concerns about the alarming number of Australians suffering from persisting pain during their lifetime underpins the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners’ (RACGP) participation at the National Pain Summit, which will be held in Canberra at Parliament House on 11 March 2010.
03/03/2010Future of Australia’s health in GPs’ hands
Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has just presented the Government’s National Health and Hospital Network for Australia’s future report, which he described as ‘the most significant reforms to health and hospitals since the introduction of Medicare’.
02/03/2010GP journal provides new insight into chronic respiratory disease
The March 2010 edition of Australian Family Physician, the flagship journal of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), features a range of articles and research focusing on key issues in general practice today.
25/02/2010QLD GP makes a difference to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
Queensland GP Dr Brad Murphy holds the health issues faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people close to his heart. This is why he has played a large part in the development of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) National Faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health.
22/02/2010Closing the gap – a step forward for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has demonstrated its dedication to closing the gap for Indigenous Peoples by announcing a new faculty representing the health issues of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
19/02/2010GPs fear consequences of indigenous health records hand over
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) remains concerned about the implications of the Australian Crime Commission’s (ACC) requirement that medical records of indigenous patients be handed over as part of its investigation into violence and child abuse in indigenous communities and the orders which prevented patients being told that their medical history had been handed to investigators.
10/02/2010College of GPs welcomes new step for e-health
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) welcomes the Government’s latest step in implementing the e-health agenda, with the Minister for Health and Ageing, The Hon Nicola Roxon MP, presenting the Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010 to Parliament today.
06/02/2010Chief Medical Officer mobilises GPs to support Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza Vaccinations
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Jim Bishop, is calling on GPs to promote vaccination against the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza to their patients before the flu season begins in Australia.
29/01/2010Enrolments for the RACGP Specialist Pathway open on 1 February!
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is pleased to announce that from Monday, 1 February 2010 the college can formally take enrolments for the RACGP Specialist Pathway.
28/01/2010RACGP warns against unsupported pharmacy nurses
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has joined the ACT Division of General Practice (ACTDGP), the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Pharmacy Guild in opposing the establishment of stand alone nurse practitioners working from pharmacies in the ACT.
27/01/2010RACGP celebrates record number of Australian GP members
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is pleased to announce that it has now recorded 16,742* Australian GP members; the highest number in the 52 year history of the college.
22/01/2010Invest in the future of general practice – RACGP Federal Budget submission
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is calling for more funding for general practice in the May Federal Budget.
22/01/2010Health Records Security Top Priority
A general practice at the heart of the Black Saturday bushfires, awarded the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) 2009 Victoria General Practice of the Year Award, has worked tirelessly to get the practice back on its feet a year on from the fires.
15/01/2010College of GPs welcomes grants for carers
The RACGP has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement that they will give more than $4 million in one-off funding grants for 269 services across Australia that provide respite for carers.
14/01/2010Privacy is key: new legislation and general practice
The General Practice Data Governance Council met in Canberra in December 2009 to progress the key data governance agenda related to health privacy.
