The RACGP has opened the 2026 Health of the Nation survey for general practice across Australia. Now in its 10th year, the exercise invites Fellowed members, vocationally registered GPs, CPD‑only part...
From 1 April 2026 the National Health Service made it mandatory for GPs to obtain advice from a consultant or senior clinician before referring patients to hospital specialists. The Advice and Guidanc...
Health Minister Mark Butler is backing local MPs who have sent letters urging general practices to switch to universal bulk billing. The move is part of a broader push to secure more bulk-billed servi...
Victoria posted a record intake of future GPs in 2026, with 363 doctors commencing general practice training in February. The cohort includes 161 AGPT registrars, 149 on the rural pathway, 53 on the c...
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has lodged a submission with the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, opposing the inclusion of some general practitioners in the prici...
Canberra's government unveiled a $10.5 million component of a $24.3 million package to deliver three bulk-billed general practices in the ACT. The Bulk Billing GP Attraction Initiative aims to guarant...
The Australian College of Nursing has urged the federal government to revise the Medicare Urgent Care Clinic Program Operational Guidance so nurse practitioners can independently lead Medicare urgent...
DoHDA released the Health Provider Compliance Priorities for 2026, naming five focus areas and placing telehealth at the top of the list. The five areas are Telehealth; Care and management plans; Clai...
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has rejected the Australian College of Nursing push to let nurse practitioners run urgent care clinics independently. The RACGP says UCCs must sta...
RACGP president Dr Michael Wright and fellow primary care leaders joined hundreds in Canberra for a two day conference hosted by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. The event, titled Inte...
The Federal Government has released a consultation paper examining whether current referral rules still fit modern healthcare and is exploring options to extend default referral validity periods. The...
On 20 March 2026 Australia formed the National Clinical Governance Committee for Digital Health to guide officials on balancing access to new technologies with clinical safety. The Australian Digital...
AHPRA released its National Scheme Strategy 2031, a five year plan to prepare for a higher level of notifications as the healthcare landscape changes. The regulator cites three drivers: an ageing work...
Team Debrief clinched the 2026 RACGP Hackathon in Sydney, taking out the prize for an AI powered GP support tool that reframes case analysis and clinical supervision. The seven teams worked over three...
Novo Nordisk used a National Press Club address to push for expanding access to GLP-1 receptor agonists for children with obesity. The company proposed that the federal government consider using these...
Med-HELP, a federal debt-relief program launched in 2022, aims to attract doctors to rural and remote Australia by waiving or reducing their HECS debt. A fresh review shows the initiative is working f...
A major systematic review published in The Lancet Psychiatry evaluated 54 randomised controlled trials from 1980 to 2025, involving 2,477 participants, to test whether medicinal cannabis benefits ment...
The 2026 RACGP Hackathon kicked off in Sydney, bringing 51 participants across seven teams together for a three day sprint to address a primary care challenge. GPs collaborate with tech experts and en...
Australia will run a 12 month trial from January 2027 that lets concession card holders access pharmacy prescribed contraceptives and allows qualified pharmacists to treat uncomplicated UTIs without a...
RACGP led University of Origin analysis shows Monash University and James Cook University trained the most future GPs and rural generalists last year. Across 21 universities, 1226 graduates began gene...
