Govt spending on GP care down to 2015 levels: Productivity Commission report
The Federal Government’s per-patient spending on general practice has fallen from $460 to $420 in one year, which an expert says reflects not just the…
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Have tripled incentives boosted the bulk-billing rate in your area? Find out here
The impact of tripling bulk-billing rates last November has been clear, at least according to Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler. For GPs,…
Medicare in trouble for spending $4000 on urgent care teddy bears
Bureaucrats have been forced to defend their decision to spend $4000 of taxpayer cash on teddy bears to promote Medicare’s GP urgent care clinics. …
‘Back at work two weeks after having a baby’: GP registrars want fix for parental leave dilemma
GP registrars who have returned to work weeks after having children are calling for a government-backed parental leave fund that could eventually sustain itself through…
Payroll tax will force standard consult fees up $12, says HotDoc CEO
GP practices facing payroll tax bills will raise their standard consultation fees by $12 on average, according to a survey by GP booking site HotDoc.…
AHPRA changes social media guidelines after doctors reported for Gaza posts
This story has been updated to include greater detail of the guideline updates. Doctors who call for peace talks in Gaza are unlikely to trigger…
Mark Butler says tripled incentives have ‘stopped the slide’ after GP bulk-billing rises
GP bulk-billing has bounced back by 2.1% in the two months since the Federal Government tripled bulk-billing incentives, the Minister for Health and Aged Care…
‘Vote with your feet’ if GPs are not bulk-billing: Butler
Patients should “vote with their feet” and shop around for GP practices that bulk-bill, the federal Minister for Health and Aged Care says. Speaking to…
AHPRA says 29 doctors facing complaints over Israel–Gaza war comments
Doctors have been reported to AHPRA over social media posts on the Israel–Palestine war, with the watchdog currently “making enquiries” into 29 doctors and 10…
Medical college axes MSF doctor’s speech over ‘political narrative’
A keynote speech by an Australian doctor currently in Gaza has been dropped from the emergency medicine college’s annual scientific meeting over its ‘political’ content.…
