NSW Health is starting intensive training for about 200 staff across the state to prepare for the rollout of the Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) in 2026. These staff will support early users and...
The Victorian government has launched a media campaign promoting pharmacist-led prescribing services. The RACGP strongly opposes this move, arguing pharmacists lack the training to diagnose health con...
The Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS) supports rural doctors in Australia. It helps about 500 doctors get their fellowship with RACGP or ACRRM. Dr Sarah Rodgers, a rural-origin registrar in Far...
Queensland has announced that from December 1, general practitioners will be able to prescribe ADHD medication to adults without extra training. Previously, only specialists could prescribe psychostim...
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 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 RACGP opposes expanding Medicare rebates for midwives to insert and remove long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). The government’s draft report suggests that endorsed midwives, with extens...
The RACGP has emphasised that GP wellbeing needs to be a national priority. They developed a new toolkit to help GPs manage stress and burnout. GPs face long hours, financial pressures, isolation, and...
The Australian healthcare sector still faces a big gap in digital health skills. Hospital CIOs are implementing advanced systems, but many frontline workers haven't even uploaded a patient note to My...
The article reports on a conflict between two groups of GPs in Adelaide over the government’s pledge to increase bulk billing. One group supports 100% bulk billing, while the other prefers private fee...
The RACGP has called for reforms to mandatory reporting laws for doctors, citing new research that highlights the mental health impact on GPs. The research, published in the Australian Journal of Gene...
The Australian government and health sector are facing rising specialist fees, which have increased by 78% since 2010. Many Australians, especially those with lower incomes, skip specialist care due t...
South Australia has welcomed 74 new GPs at a ceremony in Adelaide. Among them, 17 are Rural Generalists with extra training in areas like anaesthesia and obstetrics. The event marks the end of years o...
AI medical scribes are gaining attention in Australian healthcare. They listen to consultations, extract relevant info, and create detailed notes. This can help reduce doctors' admin work and improve...
Outback Active, a telehealth program from Charles Darwin University, has won the Rural/Remote Health Innovator of the Year award. It targets older adults in remote Northern Territory communities, impr...
The RACGP has announced its largest ever cohort for the 2026 Academic Post Program, with 27 registrars across 15 universities. The program supports GP trainees to develop research, teaching, and criti...
A new study from Monash University highlights how complex general practice consultations are in Australia. GPs typically handle about eight issues per visit, covering physical, mental, and lifestyle c...
Pharmacy groups in Australia want to expand pharmacists' prescribing rights. They submitted a plan to the Pharmacy Board to allow pharmacists to prescribe a wider range of medicines, including Schedul...
A review from Flinders University highlights the challenges rural aged care in Australia faces with digital health. Many rural services lack reliable internet, staff digital skills are limited, and le...
Professor Trent Twomey, head of the Pharmacy Guild in Australia, has been appointed as the new president of the World Pharmacy Council. He replaces Douglas Hoey, who will now serve as vice-president....
