Coroner says all GPs should be subject to compulsory family violence training
A coroner has criticised the RACGP for failing to mandate its six-hour family violence CPD program after a patient who had told her GP that…
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‘A nightmare’: Doctors react after govt promises patients immediate access to test results
“A patient with a large uterine fibroid read and misunderstood the radiologist’s report. “She believed her condition was terminal. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and…
Medical board plan to fast-track specialist IMGs an ‘attack on medical colleges’
The Medical Board of Australia has revealed plans for an expedited specialist pathway for IMGs from certain countries that would cut specialist colleges out of…
Third GP loses appeal to keep specialist status following historical paperwork blunder
A GP who was stripped of her specialist registration when a decade-old paperwork bungle was discovered has lost her legal appeal. Dr Tracey Rush is…
Medical colleges pushed aside as ministers demand more specialist IMGs to fix workforce crisis
Something of both symbolic and real-world importance was announced by the Medical Board of Australia yesterday. It came in a media release that talked of a plan…
‘Not an anti-vax manifesto’: Shock as COVID-19 vax sceptics latch onto AJGP article
Politicians and bloggers opposed to COVID-19 vaccines are claiming an article in the RACGP’s house journal has exposed the ‘truth’ about vaccines. However, author Emeritus…
GPs billing for point-of-care HbA1c tests risk breaking Medicare rules: RACGP
GPs have claimed thousands of rebates for point-of-care HbA1c tests even though no GP practice has met a mandatory accreditation rule, the RACGP says. The…
Is the govt’s Scope of Practice Review already set on pharmacist prescribing?
In just a few days, the Federal Government’s Scope of Practice Review will start showing its hand. When Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark…
‘We accept some doctors are not happy with what we’ve done’: Dr Anne Tonkin
General practice is tough right now. Workforce shortages are biting, and many dedicated, experienced doctors are working longer and harder than they would like in…
Accreditation opened up to more practices but telehealth-only clinics still banned
Mobile clinics and other non-traditional practices now have a chance to access the $500 million Practice Incentive Program funding pot under the RACGP’s expanded definition…
