The Australian government is advancing its National Digital Health Strategy through the modernisation of My Health Record. In remote areas like Santa Teresa in the Northern Territory, digital health t...
The RACGP held its Brisbane conference with over 1300 delegates. The President, Dr Michael Wright, questioned the Federal Health Minister, Mark Butler, about bulk-billing policies. The Minister explai...
The Australian government introduced new bulk-billing incentives for GPs in 2025. The expanded triple bulk-billing incentive and the bulk-billing practice incentive payment went live in November. The...
AHPRA’s latest report shows an increase in health practitioner complaints. Notifications rose by 19% to 13,327, with 12,086 resolved. The improvement is partly due to a new case management system that...
Amanda Sheppeard from The Medical Republic won an award at the 2025 Global AMR Media Awards for her story on antibiotic resistance in newborns. Her article highlighted how bacteria in Southeast Asia a...
Healthengine is expanding beyond just a booking platform. The company is developing a broad suite of patient engagement tools aimed at improving front-office efficiency for healthcare practices. They...
The Australian government’s new Aged Care Act aims to modernise the sector. Minister Sam Rae highlighted reforms focused on making aged care more equitable, transparent and sustainable. The reforms in...
The allergy assist® platform, developed by the National Allergy Council and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, is expanding nationwide. It was first launched in February 2025 to help...
A patient in Queensland has been on a public hospital waiting list for a knee replacement for over 570 days. The official average wait time is around 440 days, but some patients wait much longer. The...
The New Zealand government announced new digital hospital infrastructure standards for upcoming hospital wards. These standards will ensure new facilities are built with advanced digital systems, incl...
A public health analyst in New Zealand reflects on 15 years of trying to improve healthcare digital tools like patient portals. Despite efforts, progress has been slow due to systemic inertia. The mai...
The TGA is seeking feedback from GPs on the regulation of digital mental health tools. The review aims to ensure these tools are appropriate and effective in the Australian market. GPs are invited to...
AHPRA reports a 19% increase in notifications against health professionals in 2024–25. The total number of open notifications grew by 26.7%, with over 12,000 cases still unresolved. Older notification...
Digital Gait Labs, a Dublin-based startup, made Ireland’s Hot 100 list. The company was founded in 2022 and has six staff. It raised €750,000 so far. Its software uses AI and augmented reality to anal...
Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) conducted a study on at-home testing for H. pylori using a C13 Urea Breath Test (UBT). Patients booked virtual appointments with GI lab technicians, completed the te...
The University of Sydney and University of Wollongong launched the OCEAN study, a follow-up to the BEACH study. It focuses on understanding the role and value of non-GP health workers in general pract...
The Australian government launched the Digital Public Services Plan 2030. The plan aims to make all key public services fully digital by 2030, with 100% available online and 90% accessed digitally. It...
The Australian government is shifting towards a form of managed care that risks devaluing general practitioners (GPs). New tax rules, like payroll tax, are encouraging the Tenant Doctor model, which a...
The European Commission plans to introduce a Digital Omnibus package that aims to relax some digital privacy laws. The draft proposals include giving AI companies a one-year grace period for complianc...
The Australian general practice sector faces ongoing challenges driven by policy failures. GPs are caught in a system with broken incentives, poor payment models, and market failures like information...
