4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (742+ words) Australian experts have called for the government to change the way pregnancy-relevant medications are approved and funded through the PBS. New Australian research has revealed that ondansetron accounts for the largest proportion of PBS expenditure for antiemetics dispensed to pregnant…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (534+ words) I’ve been chastised by an old GP before for not routinely doing home visits. He told me “you new generation GPs are all about the money – when did you guys give up on compassion?” This has come up again today,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (512+ words) The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released data on endometriosis-related hospitalisation and, for the first time, the surgical procedures used to treat the chronic condition. New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has revealed that…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (740+ words) Here are the questions that the AMA and RACGP want the incoming urgent care centre audit to answer. Are UCCs cheaper to run than emergency departments? What about general practices? Those are the two top questions that the RACGP and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (219+ words) GPs no longer need specialist accreditation to prescribe PBS-subsidised hepatitis B and C medication. Every doctor or authorised nurse practitioner can now prescribe hepatitis B and C medicines under the PBS Highly Specialised Drugs Program without first obtaining Section 100 prescriber…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (412+ words) AMA Victoria is asking for urgent departmental intervention, after the major tertiary hospital began enforcing stricter geographic catchment rules. AMA Victoria is calling on the state’s new health minister to urgently review the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s new specialist outpatient referral…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (629+ words) The latest five-year plan against tuberculosis makes addressing inequity surveillance and outcomes a priority. Australia has a new strategic plan to reduce tuberculosis rates and make health outcomes for people affected by TB more equitable. The Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1032+ words) Exactly how it will work is yet to be determined. From 1 July 2027, a $5000 threshold will apply to veterans’ spending on allied health care each fiscal year to limit “unnecessary over servicing” – but exactly what that means for GPs is still…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (455+ words) Like the AMA, the RACGP has outright rejected proposals allowing the PSR powers to cover informed financial consent cases. As the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing contemplates stricter punishments for doctors who violate informed financial consent, the RACGP has…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (313+ words) In their third annual visit to parliament, WA GPs are calling for reduced hospital burden, expanded ADHD training and a voice in government. Western Australian GPs descended on Parliament House today as part of the RACGP’s annual MP health check-up....