Clinical and practice management

Climate change resulting from human activity is affecting our relationship with our environment and presents an urgent, significant and growing threat to health worldwide

The RACGP supports patient centred decisions in end-of-life care and respect that this may include palliative care and requests for voluntary assisted dying

General practice has a significant role in the prevention of management of obesity. This role should be supported by increased funding for evidenced based services and therapies and greater investment into research

The RACGP advocates for the coordination of all resources and services to optimise child health and development

The RACGP recognises that GPs are an integral part of providing holistic and collaborative care during all phases of the antenatal and postnatal periods

Clear and agreed systems for receiving and following-up on test results are needed to ensure safe and effective continuity of patient care

Extensive peer reviewed research consistently demonstrates stark health inequalities for people with intellectual disability or developmental disability