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…
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RACGP presidential candidate Professor Michael Clements responds to the big questions facing general practice
This is the last of AusDoc’s question-and-answer articles with the GPs bidding for your vote in the RACGP presidential election, to be held later this…
RACGP election: Presidential candidate Dr Monirul Haque answers AusDoc’s big questions
RACGP members will vote for a new president this month and AusDoc has asked the five candidates to respond to our burning questions about the…
RACGP presidential candidate Dr Alan Bradley responds to the big questions facing GPs
RACGP members will vote for a new president this month. Five GPs are campaigning for the role, and AusDoc has asked all five to answer…
What should GPs charge patient no-shows? $50 appears to be the magic number
Patients not showing up at appointments is a growing problem in general practice, according to an AusDoc survey of GPs, as well as Dr Mukesh…
Why I apologised when a patient paid only half my fee
The growing gap between doctors’ fees and Medicare rebates is constant fodder for news outlets these days. It is getting too expensive to have babies…
Greedy doctors? The enormous salaries of health fund CEOs are far beyond what we could ever hope to make
The mainstream media was once more awash with accusations of doctor greed last week. The alleged perpetrators this time were obstetricians, but as we know,…
Patient no-shows now costing ‘$5000 a week’, says Dr Mukesh Haikerwal
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal’s practice is trialling a $50 fee for patients missing appointments as it faces losses of thousands of dollars a week. The GP…
Junior doctor challenges AHPRA over registration fees and parental leave
When third-year oncology registrar Dr Belle Sasse took maternity leave last year, she took non-practising status to cut her registration fees to around $200 a…
Expand funding for GLP-1 RAs and continuous glucose monitors: federal diabetes inquiry
Patients with diabetes should have access to longer subsidised appointments with allied health professionals and greater access to GLP-1 receptor agonists, a parliamentary inquiry has…
