GP numbers boost requires incentives overhaul: RACGP The college is calling on the Commonwealth to fund paid parental and study leave for GP registrars, as well as 1100 placements on support programs.
‘The tyranny of distance’: rural health inequities persist Health disparities between those living in urban and rural areas have been laid bare in the National Rural Health Alliance’s latest analysis.
‘We’re the solution’: GPs take workforce woes to Canberra Red, blue, green, and teal – MPs from across the political divide have met at Parliament House for the Friends of General Practice roundtable.
Lack of remote healthcare proving deadly Avoidable deaths and hospitalisations continue to soar in Australia’s remote areas, where people miss out on billions in healthcare funding.
Small Tasmanian town loses its only GP After nearly 17 years of working around the clock to provide essential health services to the people of St Marys, Dr Cyril Latt is exhausted.
Funding boost for rural GP training welcomed Around 340 doctors will be funded to go on rural placements run through the John Flynn Prevocational Doctor Program.
Huge disadvantages for rural patients exposed New details in an already concerning picture have emerged in research carried out on behalf of the National Rural Health Alliance.
In Practice: Rural health fracture management Rural and remote GPs can access information on the identification, management and treatment for less common fractures in a free new webinar.
Committee to provide support and connection for rural female GPs The gender-inclusive Doctors for Women in Rural Medicine Committee is also hosting a webinar series to mark Women’s Health Week.
Rural Generalist Fellowship program launches The development has been hailed as a ‘key milestone’ that will deliver more GPs with additional skills to rural and remote communities.