AHPRA will start publishing sexual misconduct findings on health practitioners' registrations from April 2026. This applies even if there was no criminal charge or if the conduct was consensual. When...
A humorous article lists unconventional gift ideas for Christmas, focusing on health-related products. It mentions Viagra, oxycodone, Regaine, CPAP machines, a polypill, vitamins, and post-coital medi...
The PBAC is close to deciding whether weight-loss drugs like semaglutide will be added to Australia's PBS. Currently, many patients pay up to $5000 a year for private prescriptions of GLP-1 therapies....
A former Australian medical practitioner, Bill Tolis, who was banned from providing health services until 2029, is under investigation for potentially treating patients despite the prohibition. Tolis...
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has maintained strict requirements for general practitioners’ continuing professional development (CPD). These rules include activities tha...
The Medical Board of Australia has decided not to proceed with mandatory health checks for older doctors. Last year, they considered requiring doctors over 70 to have health checks every three years,...
The Medical Board of Australia has decided not to require doctors over 70 to undergo mandatory health checks. This change follows strong opposition from the medical community, including the AMA, which...
The Australian government announced plans to increase support for GPs who treat veterans. They will update the fee schedule for medical report writing to better match actual costs and other jurisdicti...
The Australian government increased bulk-billing incentives for GPs, leading to a rise in bulk-billing rates from about 77.7% to over 81% in one month. More practices claimed incentives, and some shif...
The Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) welcomed the Australian Government’s new National AI Plan but called for stronger rules around AI in healthcare. The plan highlights AI’s benefits b...
Australian GPs sometimes end patient relationships due to issues like verbal abuse, threats, non-compliance, or boundary problems. Increasing workload and stress make managing difficult interactions h...
Eli Lilly Australia is preparing to submit orforglipron, an oral GLP-1 agonist, to the TGA. The drug was tested in the ATTAIN-2 trial, which involved over 1600 adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes...
Discovery Consulting launched UnifiedLeave, a new extension for SAP SuccessFactors designed for healthcare organisations. It simplifies leave management for employees with multiple roles across differ...
The Medical Software Industry Association (MSIA) and Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA) launched a new AI Governance Code. The code sets high-level standards for organisations using or...
The TGA official Robyn Langham criticised how companies have exploited rules around medicinal cannabis prescribing, especially via telehealth. She said some clinics are providing recreational access r...
AMA Queensland (AMAQ) announced it was ending its partnership with the federal AMA on December 2. The split came after AMAQ received a surprise email from the federal AMA on December 1, stating their...
AHPRA experienced a privacy breach affecting over 3,147 health practitioners and their employers. The breach involved email addresses and phone numbers being visible to some other practitioners during...
A senior GP reflects on the changes in Australia's healthcare system. They express concern about the loss of continuity in patient relationships, noting that teams can't build the same trust as indivi...
The Australian government added a new injectable treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) to the PBS. The medication, Ocrelizumab (Ocrevus), is now available in a form that can be injected under the skin...
The Queensland Medical Association (AMA Queensland) has officially separated from the national AMA. They want to focus more on local issues and better serve their 11,000 members in Queensland. The spl...
