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…
Tag: Medical politics
RACGP ultimatum: Mark Butler must reveal new care plan rebates or shelve the changes
The RACGP says the Federal Government must confirm the updated rebates for writing and reviewing GP care plans or delay its long-planned reforms until next…
‘The retrieval guy asked which patient to take — there was only room for one’
“There is a little town on the NSW and Queensland border called Tenterfield. It is the only time I have ever had a chopper on…
Medical board plan to fast-track overseas GPs into Australia next month still a big mystery, says RACGP
The RACGP says it is increasingly concerned about the lack of information on the Medical Board of Australia’s plan to fast-track IMGs into the country…
Pharmacists across NSW will manage wounds, reflux and acne ‘to end GP wait times’
The NSW Government wants pharmacists to diagnose and treat seven more conditions by 2026, including mild to moderate acne and acute minor wounds. The other…
Doctors say they may be forced to choose who lives or dies in dialysis crisis
A group of renal specialists say they being forced to ration dialysis through shorter or reduced sessions as services struggle to meet demand. Dozens of…
RACGP lists its top 11 red-tape headaches for GPs
If you have been repeating the same thing to the same people with the same result for the last 25 years, it can be good…
‘We’ve heard every Chicken Little argument around’: Pharmacy Guild’s message to GP leaders
Do medical groups waste time attacking the Pharmacy Guild of Australia when they should be advancing the interests of doctors? It is certainly the view…
‘We can’t forget to fund the current system while we design the future system’: RACGP president-elect
By the time Dr Michael Wright even becomes RACGP president, care plans rebates will be different, the Scope of Practice Review will be done and…
RACGP announces its next president
Dr Michael Wright will succeed Dr Nicole Higgins as RACGP president after a narrow win in the college’s presidential election over current vice-president Associate Professor…
