For the first time since the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) was founded in 1958, there are more female GPs than male. According to the College, women made … Read more…
For the first time since the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) was founded in 1958, there are more female GPs than male. According to the College, women made … Read more…
Overprescribing antibiotics for respiratory infections A study of around five hundred Australian GPs has found that antibiotics for respiratory infections are being prescribed at rates well beyond that recommended by … Read more…
Doctors unsafe work practices The Australian Medical Association (AMA), an organisation which represents registered medical practitioners and medical students, recently released data relating to its 2016 Safe Hours Audit. The … Read more…
English language test for citizenship One of the most contentious proposals put forward as part of the changes to the Australian Citizenship Test announced by the Federal Government in April … Read more…
Dark web incident with Medicare data leaking Following the revelation that Medicare card details are being sold on the dark web, the idea has been raised that the online trader … Read more…
A study conducted by The Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation based in the United States, determined Britain has the best healthcare system in comparison with the healthcare systems of 11 … Read more…
The Australian Government claim it is not a cyber security attack and that the information provided is not sufficient to access personal health record information. However, Medicare cards are typically … Read more…
Planned closures under the National Health Service (NHS) in England including emergency departments, GP care and ward closures, first emerged a year ago under a draft of the Sustainability and … Read more…
The Census is managed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and the first stage of results of the most recent Census undertaken in August 2017 has now been released. … Read more…
135 medical graduates responded indicating how prepared they were in 44 practice areas including recording patient history and reducing the risk of cross-infection among patients. The survey found most graduates … Read more…