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Guild reignites push for pharmacy diabetes screening
While the RACGP says pharmacy screening for type 2 diabetes would fragment care and lacks evidence, Diabetes Australia CEO says easier access will increase “willingness to be screened”. The Guild has...
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Female GPs want better pay, not pink cupcakes
The RACGP has renewed its calls for a 20% increase to mental health consults and long consults under the banner of International Women’s Day, arguing that Medicare systematically disadvantages female...
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Queensland should follow WA with free RSV vaccines: RACGP, AMA
The RACGP and AMA Queensland are pushing the state health minister to follow in Western Australia’s footsteps by rolling out free RSV immunisations for babies. Nirsevimab (Beyfortus) was approved...
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GP procedures caught in cosmetic crackdown crossfire
Run-of-the-mill GP procedures like wart or skin tag removal must be discounted from regulations affecting practitioners who perform and advertise non-surgical cosmetic procedures, says the RACGP in...
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What’s actually happening: SA payroll tax amnesty
Payroll tax arrangements have been causing even more confusion than normal over the past week, as practices across South Australia received mystifying letters from RevenueSA. The situation has now...
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RACGP on The Hill for final pre-budget sitting days
GPs have descended on the nation’s capital in the last sitting week of parliament before the federal budget is revealed. RACGP president Dr Nicole Higgins told The Medical Republic that the college...
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Brand new osteoporosis guidelines for GPs
Today, the RACGP and Bone Australia released their updated osteoporosis management guide, which provides the latest evidence-based advice for GPs. According to the chair of the National Osteoporosis...
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‘Training transition? What training transition?’ say registrars
College-led GP training could have been a disaster, but it looks to have been pulled off without a hitch – even if the majority barely registered the change. One year on from the official handover of...
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Refund ECG rebates for GPs: RACGP
The RACGP has joined the AMA’s calls for the restoration of Medicare rebates for GPs to interpret electrocardiograms. Following recommendations from the 2018 MBS Review Taskforce, Medicare removed ECG...
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Government pulling ‘all possible levers’ to get GPs out bush
The federal government has opened a two-year pilot program to support practices to provide international medical graduates and other non-vocationally recognised doctors with general practice...
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Are we heading for a physician associate moment?
The UK and Canada are valuable case studies for allied health scope of practice – but not for the reason that the scope of practice review commissioners seem to think, the RACGP says. Commissioned by...
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WA GPs push for ADHD prescribing rights
West Australians seeking an ADHD diagnosis have been left with no option but to see interstate specialists as the state government drags its heels on funding a GP-led pilot. The state’s only public...
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GP-free referrals mooted in scope of practice review
The government’s scope of practice review has reached another milestone this week with the release of eight reform options, which run the gamut from harmonising drug and poisons regulation to doing...
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The trouble with Hospitals in the Home
The RACGP is begging for hospitals to give GPs “a break” when it comes to Hospital in the Home programs, some of which prevent patients from accessing Medicare rebates while still technically...
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DoHAC warns over ‘possibly non-compliant’ PoC HbA1c billing
The Department of Health and Aged Care has raised concerns with the RACGP over potentially uncompliant Medicare billing of item numbers for HbA1c testing in general practice. In 2021, Medicare...
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‘Serious’ sexual misconduct to be permanently public
Health ministers have agreed to amend the Health Practitioners National Law so that proven allegations of a criminal sexual offence or sexual professional misconduct will permanently remain on a...
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