RACGP

05/02/2026

A new report from Private Healthcare Australia is taking aim at medical specialist fees, saying ‘urgent action’ is needed to curb rising costs, including ‘referral tools to help GPs show patients local specialists and typical fees’.

The industry is taking aim at rising costs, calling for ‘referral tools to help GPs show patients local specialists and typical fees’.

05/02/2026

Are you a GP in training? Your perspective deserves to be heard.

The RACGP GPs in Training (GPiT) faculty is your free national community, representing registrars in RACGP training decisions and national health policy.

As a member, you can access:
• a stronger voice in shaping GP training
• connection with peers across Australia
• wellbeing support and tailored resources
• events, updates and development opportunities

Find out more and get involved here: https://www.racgp.org.au/the-racgp/faculties/gp-in-training

04/02/2026

As the Victorian Government announces its virtual ED clinicians can re-issue scripts for ADHD medication, the RACGP is left blindsided and disappointed, raising concerns for patient safety and clinical governance.

Victorians can now access six months of medication without seeing their GP or psychiatrist – leaving the RACGP ‘totally blindsided’.

04/02/2026

The January-February issue of AJGP is now live. The focus of this issue is ‘concussion’, with articles covering paediatric concussion in general practice; supporting return to study and return to work in the patient with persistent post-concussion symptoms: a biopsychosocial approach; multidisciplinary care in concussion management; a summary of the first Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand Clinical Practice Guideline for the management of mild traumatic brain injury/concussion and persisting post-concussion symptoms; and post-concussion symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury in adults: management of neuropsychological symptoms.
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03/02/2026

An influential committee tasked with advising the Federal Government’s upcoming Thriving Kids initiative has backed plans to introduce a Medicare-funded child development check for three-year-olds.

The health checks for three-year-olds look set to be rolled out, as the Thriving Kids Advisory Group adds its weight to the growing list of the...

02/02/2026

As patients are increasingly bombarded with dangerous social media ads and videos, medical misinformation is making headlines. Now, the RACGP is standing alongside other health experts to sound the alarm.

Doctors say they are increasingly using consults to dispel medical mistruths patients see online, as social media misinformation reaches a...

30/01/2026

The RACGP has welcomed a Parliamentary investigation into the impact of the 1 November Medicare reforms on rural GPs and their communities, with access, funding and practice viability in the spotlight.

A committee will investigate the impact of recent reforms, including the 1 November changes, on primary care access and practice sustainability.

30/01/2026

Cervical screening is an essential tool in preventing cervical cancer – but many people are unsure if, or when, they need a test.

This Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, we've teamed up with RANZCOG to develop a guide to help you understand who needs screening, when to see a GP, and how often a Cervical Screening Test is recommended.

The Cervical Screening Test checks for human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes almost all cases of cervical cancer. Detecting HPV early saves lives by helping prevent cancer before it develops. You can choose to have a healthcare provider collect the sample using a speculum and small brush, or you can self-collect the sample using a small swab. Both options are equally as accurate at detecting HPV.

💬 If you are experiencing symptoms you are concerned about, or are unsure what applies to you, speak with your GP.

30/01/2026

We had a really valuable discussion with MS Australia on how general practice can help turn the Global MS Roadmap into action through earlier diagnosis, better treatment pathways and long term management.

There is such strong alignment on how GP led research and care can deliver meaningful, real world impact for people living with multiple sclerosis through our philanthropic arm, Australian General Practice Research Foundation.

Photo: Rohan Greenland, Anna Cornish, Tennille Luke, Sally Cox-Mulvenney, Georgina van de Water and Dr Michael Wright.

29/01/2026

Financial strains on clinics softened in 2025 – but a third of general practices in one region still found it challenging to keep up with the bills.
https://bit.ly/4bVGzE3

28/01/2026

A lack of visibility from telehealth platforms is creating ‘information silos’, says the RACGP President, as he welcomes new Government reforms to ensure all prescribers are held accountable to the same standards as a patient’s usual GP.

The major prescribing overhaul will see all prescribers made to record all medicines-related information to My Health Record, including drugs...

27/01/2026

Offering free haircuts, coffees, and Pilates – one rural town is getting creative to attract a new GP, leaving its only doctor confident his ‘community’s 100% behind me’.

Offering free haircuts, coffees, and Pilates – one rural town is getting creative to attract a new GP, leaving its only doctor confident his...