Block-funding should be 40% of GP practice revenue, says govt review
A review of GP incentive payments has stuck by its draft recommendations to replace the current practice and workforce incentives with a new “payment architecture”.…
Tag: General Practice
Political decisions to increase GP ‘workforce priority’ areas branded a serious policy failure
Automatic access to Medicare for IMGs working outside metropolitan cities should be scrapped, a Federal Government review has concluded. It comes two years after the…
What’s the difference between an $83 and a $692 consult? Answer: General practice
Tuesday morning saw the release of the RACGP’s General Practice: Health of the Nation report. It does a great job in its 73 pages to…
Why do we struggle to listen to patients properly?
In medical school, we are taught the 90-second rule: avoid talking during the initial stages of a consult to elicit the patient’s concerns and agenda.…
TGA approves first oral T2DM treatment for kids since metformin
The TGA has approved empagliflozin for type 2 diabetes in children as young as 10, either combined with metformin or as monotherapy if metformin is…
Can you still make the financial roulette of universal bulk-billing work? This GP says he has
At a time when universal bulk-billing is financial roulette, one GP says has found a way to build a thriving practice while providing free medical care…
Salaried GPs would staff 1000 government clinics under Greens plan
Thousands of GPs would work as government employees under a $54 billion primary care policy that the Greens say they would push on a minority…
Watch for anxiety and hypertension after starting ADHD medication: Aussie guidance
Patients starting stimulants may become anxious due to sudden awareness of their behvaiours, which can be mistaken for pharmacologically-induced anxiety, new Australian ADHD guidance says.…
RACGP draft standards ‘more red and green tape’ for overworked GP staff, says practice owner
The RACGP’s draft accreditation standards show a “fundamental misunderstanding of how we can deliver value in general practice”, a prominent practice owner says. The college…
Warning over menopause drug and ‘rare but serious’ liver injury risk
The US medicines watchdog has recommended more frequent liver testing for patients taking the new non-hormonal menopause drug fezolinetant after an isolated but serious liver…
