Clampdown on GP-administered buprenorphine delayed for seven months
The ban on GPs privately prescribing and administering long-acting buprenorphine onsite has been delayed until 30 June 2024. Opioid dependence treatments were added to the…
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Axe rebates for non-GP specialists who charge double the schedule fee: union
Doctors who charge double the Medicare schedule fee should lose access to rebates for those consultations, the Health Services Union says. The union has taken…
Bulk-billing rate now at 68% for standard GP consults
The bulk-billing rate for item 23 has fallen from 76% in July-September 2022 to 67.9% in the corresponding three months of 2023. The figures are…
Most GPs would not recommend the specialty to students or junior doctors: RACGP survey
GPs’ job satisfaction is falling, and fewer than half would recommend general practice as a specialty, according to the RACGP’s latest Health of the Nation…
Family-run GP business could face nine-year backdated payroll tax bill
A GP practice group with 76 GPs says it faces the prospect of a nine-year backdated payroll tax bill that will possibly run to millions…
Doctors warn follow-up care at risk without My Health Record seven-day ‘lock’ on test results
Removing the seven-day lock on patients viewing pathology and imaging results in My Health Record could lead them to cancel follow-up appointments based on their…
GPs offered up $70k carrot to move interstate and go regional
The Queensland Government has promised cash incentives totalling up to $70,000 for interstate and overseas GPs who relocate to regional and remote communities. A recruitment…
More than 30 doctors reported to AHPRA for not checking SafeScript software
Victoria’s Department of Health is referring dozens of doctors to AHPRA each year for failing to check the SafeScript real-time prescription monitoring software, officials have…
Treasurer’s offer to waive payroll tax for failing practices ‘unfair’
The Victorian Treasurer has offered to save GP practices driven to insolvency by payroll tax, but an accountant says the state’s GP practices deserve better.…
Is the ‘biggest ever’ bulk-billing boost the game changer Mark Butler desires?
Today marks the biggest financial injection into GP bulk-billing in Medicare’s history, according to Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler. Whether this translates…
