GP training revival: Government funds 306 extra registrar positions to meet high demand
The Federal Government is funding 306 extra GP training places this year amid high interest, barely three years since GP training faced its worst collapse.…
Ciara Seccombe
Ciara is a junior reporter at AusDoc.
Give GPs a Medicare item for child development checks, says parliamentary inquiry
GPs should get a Medicare item to fund a universal child development check, according to a Senate inquiry into the Federal Government’s planned Thriving Kids…
Doctor stabbed at work by 17-year-old patient says he may never practise medicine again
A locum doctor has told a court he may never practise medicine again because of the enduring physical and psychological pain of being stabbed by…
What counts as a recent study? That depends on which specialty you ask, BMJ analysis finds
We are familiar with the dark semantic arts employed by any successful medical researcher to ensure the fruits of their underpaid and underappreciated labour are published.…
Patient abuse and racism a growing menace for trainee doctors: AHPRA survey
Almost half of trainee doctors dealing with bullying, harassment or discrimination say it comes from patients or carers, the Medical Board of Australia’s 2025 training…
Med schools that produce fewer GPs getting extra govt places, Senator David Pocock warns
The Federal Government has failed in its promise that 100 new Commonwealth-supported medical school places would go to universities that invest in general practice, Senator…
College membership fees pinching your pocket? You can now join a super cheap CPD home for $50
With medical college membership fees running into thousands of dollars, how about signing up to a $50-a-year alternative? One of the new breed of independent…
Car crashes through GP practice, killing pedestrian and injuring patient mid-consult
A man has died after a car crashed through the glass facade of a GP practice before hitting a patient in the middle of her…
‘Where are we getting the time to do this?’: Why this pharmacist is against prescribing S4 medicines
Grassroots pharmacists worry that the Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s call for S4 and S8 prescribing rights will force them to accept extra risks for little…
GPs bulk-billed 3.8 million more consults in November, health department says
Extending the tripled bulk-billing incentives to all patients has dragged the GP bulk-billing rate from 77.7% to 81.2% in a month, health officials say. Department…
