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GP recruitment woes to put suburban practices at risk

20th August 2019

Attempts to limit the number of overseas doctors in Australia is likely to threaten the future of dozens of GP practices in…

15th August 2019

Thousands of GPs working in outer suburbs and regional towns will see rebates from bulk-billing incentives drop by a third…

14th August 2019

Fewer than one in 10 Australians will smoke in five years time if the Morrison Government has its way. The nation will also…

8th August 2019

A leading mental health policy consultant has criticised a Federal Government plan to create eight walk-in mental health…

21st August 2019

Osteoporosis in men is often unrecognised and untreated, despite the fact that osteoporosis-related mortality and morbidity…

6th August 2019

Community pharmacies should be funded to take on a larger role in mental health, the Pharmacy Guild says. In its submission…

6th August 2019

Editor's update: This article now includes a response from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia - see its statement below. It’s…

31st July 2019

A group of GPs have written an open letter urging caution on tomorrow’s multimillion-dollar revamp of the Practice…