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Higher Medicare Rebates, More Upright Healthcare Access

According to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), based on new data from the Cleanbill Health of the Nation Report, an inadequate Medicare rebate has rendered healthcare...

Funding Lismore and the Northern Rivers to Boost Healthcare Services

The federal and NSW governments' grant support towards improving healthcare in Lismore and the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales has been warmly welcomed by the Royal Australian College o...

GP Transition Training Welcomed by the RACGP

The transfer of GP training on February 1, 2023, has been hailed by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) as a historic day. It can be remembered that in October 2017, Gr...

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GP Stewardship of Patient Care Must Be Supported by Medicare Reforms

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has issued a reminder that any Medicare reforms must maintain GP stewardship of patient care, which has been shown to promote patien...

Early success in GP Registrars Pilot Training Program

Last August 2022, the GP Registrars Pilot Training Program was launched. This Pilot was funded by the Department of Health and Aged Care to assign GP registrars to rural and remote areas without...

Federal Budget: Will Rural and Remote Communities Benefit?

The Federal Budget allocation amounting to $143.3 million was released last October 25, 2022, and this budget aims to support the healthcare system of the country, specifically in the rural and r...

National Rural Generalist Pathway: The Resource for Regional Community Areas

In 2014, the Australian Government Department of Health committed to implementing a project called National Rural Generalist Pathway, and the appointed person to develop it is the National Rural...

GPs in rural communities need fewer barriers - AMA

The AMA Council of Rural Doctors reports that an investigation uncovered scenarios where rural GPs are denied access to work opportunities with local hospitals, while locums are hired. Worse sti...

Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory is where the road ends.

Is this the most remote private GP clinic in Australia?

Dr Katie Williamson moved to Nhulunbuy to gain skills in a remote town. On the map, Nhulunbuy doesn’t look particularly remote. The sixth largest town in the Northern Territory is perched o...