Call for domestic violence-specific Medicare items misguided: RACGP
A coroner’s call for standalone domestic violence Medicare items represents the wrong approach for patients and could create privacy risks, the RACGP says. Victorian…
Tag: Domestic and family violence
‘We can’t let domestic violence blight their entire lives’: A GP’s story treating children
Dr Colette Hourigan operates a program for women and children affected by domestic violence. She works three days a week, but she is also on…
Child deaths: Coroner highlights bad connections between GP and specialist mental health service
A coroner has highlighted poor communication between a specialist mental health service and patient’s GP in the months before she killed herself and her three…
Are GPs facing domestic violence charges a clear risk to patients?
Two recent court cases give two apparently contradictory answers.
GP facing domestic violence charges has ban lifted following Dr Pridgeon’s court win
Like Dr Pridgeon, the GP had not been convicted of a criminal offence.
GPs ‘left out’ of govt’s plan to tackle domestic violence
There are fears already limited funding for general practice will dry up as a result.
‘Unique’ care cornerstone of domestic violence support, says GP expert
The RACGP's Dr Marina Malcolm announces a new CPD-accredited training course on responding to domestic and family violence.
‘How a GP saved my life’: A domestic violence survivor shares her story
AHPRA has produced a podcast offering advice on how to look out for red flags
Suicide underscores gaps in DV guidance for GPs: coroner
The Victorian coroner is calling for the state's new public health service DV guidance to be used in general practice.
Dating violence and digital abuse prevalent among young people: White Book
GP detection and help for patients may reduce abuse in future relationships, experts say.
