The Northern Territory will trial the Single Employer Model to bolster general practice in rural areas. The program will start in June 2026 and run through December 2028, supporting up to 24 full-time...
The National Association for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP) has unveiled a three‑part webinar series to help general practices integrate Aboriginal...
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has lodged a submission to Parliament arguing that GPs should be formally embedded in the National Disability Insurance Scheme legislation. This c...
The Northern Territory will launch its first single employer model trial for rural generalist registrars in June. The plan is funded through December 2028 and can include up to 24 full‑time equivalent...
Google now routinely generates AI overviews for healthcare queries in Australia, with about 88% producing a paragraph about the queried doctor. Most patients do not click through to underlying pages,...
Eleven new endometriosis and pelvic pain clinics have opened in general practices, bringing the total number of clinics to 33. The rollout is part of the Federal Government’s 793 million dollars women...
Mounjaro, tirzepatide, will not be listed on the PBS for type 2 diabetes after Eli Lilly Australia rejected the PBS recommendation. The PBAC had urged listing in March to improve access for adults wit...
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is under scrutiny by the Australian National Audit Office for how it applies artificial intelligence to manage health provider non-compliance. DoHDA’s t...
RACGP expands RES. The move brings military medicine and veterans’ health into the Recognition of Extended Skills framework. The Recognition of Extended Skills applies to GPs with extensive experience...
An evaluation of GP and pharmacist experiences with the PBS 60-day dispensing measure shows uptake has been slower than hoped. The study analysed PBS dispensing claims from 1 September 2023 to 30 Apri...
On 26 April 2026, the Federal Government announced two major immunisation campaigns: the Childhood Immunisation Campaign and the Winter Vaccination Program, fronted by Federal Health and Ageing Minist...
Doctors for the Environment Australia marks its 25th anniversary in 2026, reflecting a 25-year drive that links health outcomes to climate action. Founded in 2001 by a cohort of clinicians including t...
The RACGP has urged the Australian National Audit Office to press DoHDA on the risks of using AI to monitor Medicare non-compliance. In an April 2026 submission, the college argued AI should be avoide...
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners announced a new area within its Recognition of Extended Skills program dedicated to military medicine and veterans health, to be activated on ANZA...
The NSW Government has disclosed that almost 10,000 people in the state have used reforms allowing GPs to issue repeat prescriptions for ADHD medications. More than 1,100 GPs are now able to prescribe...
Emergency doctors have called for government investment in rural GPs, using a Senate Inquiry into rural Medicare funding to push for reform. ACEM argues expanded rebates for chronic disease management...
Avant published a sponsored piece in newsGP detailing six practical tips to hire quality staff for general practices. It emphasizes that the wrong hire causes repeated recruitment and disruption, then...
The RACGP confirms the 2026 Health of the Nation survey is open until 3 May at 11.59 pm AEST. The results feed into the annual Health of the Nation report, which RACGP uses to advocate to government f...
Dr Adele Stewart uses a NewsGP opinion to argue that chronic pain cannot be explained by tissue damage alone and GPs should adopt a biopsychosocial, person-centred approach. She ties this to the 2020...
