Push for increased telehealth funding ahead of Budget With the Federal Budget around the corner, the RACGP is reiterating calls to improve access and make it a permanent fixture of Medicare.
Primary care sustainability: Opportunity to hear from world leader At GP22, Denmark’s Professor Jens Søndergaard will discuss how his country reduced its reliance on hospitals by investing in primary care.
General practice summit: ‘We have a crisis on our hands that is incontrovertible’ RACGP leadership and healthcare stakeholders gathered at Old Parliament House for a ‘unique opportunity’ to establish solutions to ensure general practice sustainability.
Future of general practice on the agenda at emergency summit The RACGP is bringing together leaders to discuss solutions to key issues related to general practice sustainability, saying ‘immediate action’ is required.
In Practice: how patients can be part of advocacy efforts The RACGP has published downloadable resources for practices and patients as part of ongoing advocacy for better investment in general practice.
‘Locked into decline’: Call for healthcare overhaul New research examining how to repair Australia’s ‘fragmented, inefficient’ system aligns with RACGP recommendations.
Governments spend billions more on hospitals than general practice Despite a rise in general practice investment, public hospitals still receive six times more funding.
Further calls for government focus on general practice Despite consistent growth since 2011–12, government healthcare expenditure per person has dropped. What does this mean for general practice?
Primary care funding close to a third of total health expenditure Australian health expenditure of more than $185 billion in 2017–18 reflects a small increase from previous years, new AIHW figures show.
Experts back calls for preventive action on chronic disease Australia’s tidal wave of chronic disease is growing, but GPs’ ability to deal with it is hamstrung by funding, experts say.