Doctors
Bulk billing only for some
The Annual Health of the Nation report from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is showing that there are......
Doctors urge changes to health system due to low bulk billing
Doctors have descended on Canberra this week calling for an overhaul of the health system More than 20 GPs are......
Beyond medication: Doctors embracing runs for health
More people are now looking at alternative ways of healing besides medication. A phenomenon called Social prescribing is a prescription......
Experts concerned over prescribing rate of antidepressants in Australia
Experts are concerned at the rising prescribing rate of antidepressants, with around one in seven Australians taking antidepressant medication every......
Tripling of bulk billing incentives to take effect today as Medicare reform begins
Today, the Albanese Government’s planned increase of Medicare payments to bulk billing doctors goes into effect. Now, when bulk billing......
Doctors want more support for international medical graduates
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is asking the government to remove barriers that prevent international medical graduates......
Goodbye To Bulk Billing?
GPs are warning that Australians may soon no longer be able to rely on the Medicare bulk-billing system. Following Labour’s......
Doctors More Accessible Than Ever
An AAP Factcheck into a claim made by Labor’s Health Spokesman, Mark Butler, has revealed that doctors and GPs are......
New program to boost specialist GPs in rural communities
While studying and being a GP in Australia is gratifying, it also faces challenges, especially when practicing in rural communities.......
New medical program in the NT to train doctors on its way
The Northern Territory has unique challenges to face when speaking about its medical workforce. Since the NT has many regional......