GPs forced to turn away Veteran Card holders due to low rebates: RACGP Access to the Coordinated Veterans’ Care program is also reportedly being limited due to eligibility restrictions, complex bureaucratic processes, and a lack of clinician awareness.
Halt the Hospital in the Home ‘headaches’: RACGP Plagued with inconsistent guidance, billing confusion, and poor communication, the college has written to the Health Minister calling for change.
Think tank explores ways to improve GP workforce Boosting recruitment and retention by raising the profile of general practice among medical students were key themes at a recent RACGP event.
Stop the use of named hospital referrals: RACGP The proposal is among a suite of reforms put forward by the college in its submission to a review of the National Health Reform Agreement.
Project aims to deliver ‘new digital health workforce’ A new model will engage GPs, nurses and allied health via virtual care for chronic disease patients to help ease pressures off the hospital system.
Evidence of ‘protocol deviation’ in Queensland UTI pilot The full evaluation of the UTI pharmacy prescribing pilot shows 192 women who received antibiotics should have been referred to a GP.
Fragmented care a risk for children with asthma: Study Frequent GP visits improve health outcomes for children with asthma. But a lack of continuity of care is leading to higher hospitalisation rates.
Integration between hospitals and general practices ‘critical’ Linked data provides further evidence supporting GP continuity of care in reducing emergency department presentations and readmissions.
GPs’ emergency skills boosted in Northern Territory A partnership between the RACGP and Flinders University is helping territory GPs to further their emergency medicine skills.
Child asthma hospital readmissions reach decade high The figures provide a ‘standout example’ of why targeted management plans in general practice are vital to avoid admissions.