‘We’re not just stockpiling money’: What will the RACGP do with its surplus cash?
Two years ago the RACGP was suffering financially. It responded by sacking staff and raising membership fees (for most) and this week the impact became…
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GP corporate behind pharmacy HPV screening launches $20 ‘menopause blood test’
Wesfarmers-owned GP telehealth corporate InstantScripts is offering a $20 “Menopause and Perimenopause Blood Test”, weeks after it was criticised for its pharmacy HPV screening plan.…
‘Very rare’ risk of Guillain–Barre syndrome after Shingrix vaccination: TGA
Recombinant herpes zoster vaccine Shingrix carries a “very rare” risk of Guillain–Barre syndrome, the TGA says. The regulator says patients should be advised to seek…
GPs’ guide to COVID-19 and telehealth MBS items in November
Get the most important MBS items for GPs at a glance with AusDoc’s October telehealth and COVID-19 Quick Guide. The MBS Quick Guide to attendance items is…
RACGP finances back in the black with $20 million surplus
The RACGP has reported an almost $20 million surplus for the 2023/24 financial year, just 18 months after it cut 50 jobs to help balance…
Trust in science and government eroded by pandemic response, says official COVID-19 report
The official report on Australia’s COVID-19 response says the initial high level of adherence and co-operation is unlikely to repeat in a future health emergency.…
The Willy Wonka of death: Why Dr Philip Nitschke is making an implantable kill switch
Dr Philip Nitschke, the long-time euthanasia campaigner and one-time Aussie GP, was back in international headlines last month. The media’s interest had been stirred by…
New MBS Quick Guide — download November’s issue
AusDoc’s MBS Quick Guide for November is now available. Use this quick guide as a handy reference for in-practice billing needs for some of the most…
‘$12 per patient to fund the clinic’: GP tells Q+A why general practice is collapsing
Last night, GP registrar Dr Shruti Yardi asked the panelists on the ABC’s Q+A why she should work in general practice. The panelists included Minister…
Changing face of overdose: Patients in their 70s dying from stimulant drug misuse, says expert
“When I first started researching overdoses, I was told there was nothing to study, that young people dropped down dead from overdoses because they didn’t…
