‘Remember that every day, we are making life a bit better for the people who see us in their vulnerable state,’ says GP Associate Professor Magda Simonis ahead of the @RACGP’s #InternationalWomensDay event series. #IWD2025

Rural GPs welcome progress towards recognising rural generalism as a new medical specialty after the Government announces ‘critical milestone’ has been reached.

All vaccination providers will soon be required by law to report the pregnancy status of their patients when they record their vaccinations in the Australian Immunisation Register.

‘We need to get this message out to those making career decisions’: the @RACGPPresident has backed a first-of-its-kind @healthgovau campaign aimed to showcase the rewards of a career in #primaryhealthcare and attract more future GPs.

A coroner’s findings into the alcohol-induced death of a Victorian woman has prompted calls for restrictions on sales, and funds to enable #GPs to diagnose problems sooner.

The new school year has coincided with another batch of #ADHD medication shortages, forcing patients and prescribers to re-think the options.

A new pilot program proposed by the WA Government, #GP ASK, is hoped to streamline access for #WesternAustralian #GPs to non-GP specialist advice.

‘For a moderate investment we can have a major impact in improving the healthcare of our nation,’ says @RACGPPresident Dr Michael Wright, as the RACGP launches its detailed plan for general practice care.

The latest issue of @AJofGP acknowledges GPs with experience in #disastermanagement, in a bid to increase awareness of the critical role they play in preparedness, response, and ongoing support.

Rural and remote GPs are encouraged to apply for a $600 subsidy for the Focussed Psychological Strategies Skills Training, designed to equip them with tools to better support their patients.

The @RACGP has welcomed sweeping changes to women’s healthcare, after the Federal Government committed $573 million to fund new PBS listings for contraceptive pills and MHT, new rebates, funded training, and bolstered Medicare payments for IUD insertions.

New @CleanbillAus data has revealed exactly where the most bulk billing is happening, finding that 15 electorates, including all five in Tasmania, had no clinics offering bulk-billed standard consultations for all adults without a concession card.

Women’s health experts are urging doctors to familiarise themselves with updates to cervical screening guidelines coming into effect in April, saying they ‘should be top of mind for GPs’

Junior doctors in Newcastle have threatened to walk off the job after a leaked email compared them to ‘clinical marshmallows’, but GPs say the sentiment has exposed a ‘broader problem in our health system’.

‘All Australians deserve affordable access to GP care.’ Ahead of the Federal Election, @RACGPPresident Dr Michael Wright is heading to Canberra with a delegation of GPs to advocate for affordable access to healthcare for all.

In this week’s In Practice, the @RACGP is seeking EOIs to accredit new training sites in areas of workforce need, as well as reminding GPs of a temporary #PBS Continued Dispensing Emergency Measure to support those impacted by the Queensland floods.

‘Advocate for other women and inspire them to be all they can be’, says one GP ahead of the @RACGP’s #InternationalWomensDay event series. #IWD2025

A @RACGP funding expert has welcomed a one-off $1.7 billion public hospital boost, with hopes it will flow to general practice, but says ‘we need to endow the system with more funding to just manage the day to day’.

The number of #opioid prescriptions is falling, although there is a ‘concerning’ rise among younger people, according to new @MonashUni research.

Among its 22 recommendations, the @RACGP says long-term goals of #PHNs need to be gauged, and reform is needed to better integrate #generalpractice with the wider health system.