‘Historically low’: There were only 208 laboratory-confirmed cases of #influenza in Australia last month, compared to 30,567 in May 2019 – a decrease of more than 99%. #newsGP
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We set standards for general practice, educate the GPs of today and tomorrow, and advocate for a GP community dedicated to better health for all Australians.
- We’ve heard the feedback about the lack of diversity of our GP19 keynote speakers and we recognise we’ve missed the mark. We know we can do better.
- We’ve been heard! $5.7 billion for general practice. This year’s Federal Budget is a game changer for general practice care. #Budget2023
00:00 - General practice has passed the 20 million milestone for #COVID-19 vaccine doses! Thanks to all the hard working GPs, GPs in training, receptionists, practice nurses and other team members who helped make it happen.
- Dr Harry Nespolon has died: The RACGP President has passed away following a battle with pancreatic cancer. bit.ly/39tODdb
- The new #coronavirus can hide amid a sea of common cold and flu symptoms. Virologist @MackayIM argues we should consider wider exploratory testing.
- Doctors in the US ‘have never seen’ so many patients in their late 30s, 40s and 50s presenting at hospitals with stroke. One thing they all had in common? #COVID19. bit.ly/2VE619y
- Australia’s first Aboriginal surgeon, Dr @KelvinKongENT, will be part of a team training communities to help stem chronic ear disease and hearing problems among children in the NT bit.ly/2oO7Csl
- A major Australian hospital service has moved to reframe discharge summaries as clinical handovers, following years of advocacy by local GPs bit.ly/2SRgga4
- Australia’s GPs urge government to remove the politics from healthcare and restore medical rights in detention centres ow.ly/yDkG30mPZbu @drkerrynphelps #auspol #BacktheBill
- The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), has today called on the Senate to save the medevac legislation. View our media release here: bit.ly/37wBSNz
- The fact a non-doctor has been acting as the Department of Home Affairs’ Chief Medical Officer since October 2017 neglects the health and safety of asylum seeker and refugee patients: RACGP President @DrBastianSeidel speaks to newsGP ow.ly/vaIf30jk94K
- More Australians see their GPs than any other medical specialist, and a strong primary healthcare system lowers hospitalisation rates and health inequalities and promotes better health outcomes
- RACGP, @TheRACP @acemonline & @yourAMSA call for the removal of asylum seeker children & their families from Nauru #doctorsforasylumseekers
