DoHAC predicts early peak for vape prescriptions Documents published by the Office of Impact Analysis forecast a 10% annual decline in presentations for prescriptions once reforms bed in.
New STI awareness campaign launches The campaign, which is targeting young people, is looking to encourage safe sex and regular testing.
Three in four doctors not confident navigating Medicare: Poll Ongoing improvements in education for GPs about MBS requirements remain essential, according to the RACGP President.
‘Extremely agitated’ patient pulls gun on GP The RACGP is urging members to seek out support after police shot and killed a man who had held a GP hostage for parts of a ‘terrifying’ two-hour stand-off.
Support for RACGP warning on immediate pathology results Pathologists say removing the seven-day delay on uploading reports to My Health Record may lead to misinformation and patient distress.
GPs should be paid for NDIS paperwork: RACGP Current Medicare requirements make it difficult for GPs to receive compensation for the time-consuming task, the college has said.
Primary care boost key to better pandemic response: Report The Grattan Institute has set out why it believes improved funding would reduce the higher toll on the most vulnerable communities.
Out-of-pocket costs rise as bulk billing plummets: Survey In less than 12 months, more than 500 clinics around the country have ceased universal bulk billing, new research suggests.
GPs crucial to fighting future pandemics: RACGP The college is calling for recognition of GPs as frontline workers if a pandemic hits, while pleading with leaders to ‘cut us some slack’.
The top general practice stories of 2023 Sixty-day dispensing, red tape and Medicare funding were high on the agenda for GPs this year.