Indigenous trailblazer Lowitja O’Donoghue dies aged 91 The Yankunytjatjara woman was a leading health and wellbeing advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, writes Michelle Grattan.
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.
RACGP President outlines vision for Australian healthcare On Medicare’s 40th birthday and in front of the nation’s top decisionmakers, Dr Nicole Higgins said GPs must be better acknowledged and resourced for their critical work.
New figures show early impact of tripled bulk billing incentive There has been a 2.1% rise in bulk billing rates nationally, with regional areas recording significantly higher increases.
GPs offering ‘bang for buck’ amid soaring specialist fees Out-of-pocket costs for some non-GP specialist procedures have spiked by 300% since 2018, new analysis shows.
Vaping numbers surge despite crackdown Almost 400,000 Australians took up vaping between December 2022–23, representing a 30% year-on-year increase.
Funding crucial for GPs’ ‘integral role in disability care’: RACGP GPs have been overlooked in a proposed overhaul of Australia’s disability healthcare sector, according to a new college submission.
‘Seeing people excited about general practice is the best thing’ One year on from the return of college-led training, newsGP talks to RACGP medical educators to seek their views on the past 12 months.
Pleas for urgency in aged care overhaul A GP aged care expert backs calls to swiftly rollout new laws aimed at protecting older Australians, but also wants compensation for unpaid work.