RFDS demand soars amid rural GP shortage The service is sounding the alarm, after a critical lack of remote doctors was partly responsible for a 9% jump in retrievals last year alone.
First-of-its kind virtual ED unveiled The RFDS has opened an unmanned health hub in the middle of the Australian desert to provide 24/7 emergency care to residents and travellers.
Wealthy residents should pay more for aged care: Taskforce GPs say they hold the key to streamlining the troubled sector, but must be better supported to do so, in response to a long-awaited funding review.
‘You’ve got to look back before you can move forward’ Truth-telling and sovereignty are vital to overcoming Indigenous health inequalities, according to a new RACGP submission.
App for updated pathology ‘manual’ launched The new resource complements the recently released eighth edition of RCPA’s Manual of Use and Interpretation of Laboratory Tests.
AHPRA set to gauge doctors’ views of its role The regulator will use a different approach from its most recent survey, which found doctors had the least positive view of its work.
General practice spending falls by $800m in one year New Productivity Commission figures, which predate the start of the tripled bulk billing incentive, also show a notable dip in the remote workforce.
ACCC blocks proposed pathology merger The regulator has determined that ACL’s proposed acquisition of Healius would likely reduce competition substantially.
COPD clinical care standards up for review GPs are being asked to have their say on the care that people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease should expect to receive.
New statutory agency to investigate systemic issues in aged care The new authority, recommended by the royal commission, will identify issues and report to the Australian Parliament.