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Push to free up GPs with more pharmacist prescriptions

Letting pharmacists write medication scripts could save $1 billion in health costs and free up 10 million GP visits a year, a report has found.

AAP

Melbourne psychiatrist refuses new patients who don’t consent to AI note-taking

Registration form informs patients that if they do not wish AI to be used, they will need their referring doctor to refer them to a different service provider

The Guardian - AU

Two in five Australian GPs use AI scribes to record patient notes – but do they trade care for convenience?

Some doctors argue it allows them to better connect with patients, but advocates warn the AI technology risks the opposite

The Guardian - AU

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Australia now has 137 urgent care clinics. Are they working?

Since 2023, 137 Urgent Care Clinics have opened across Australia, in all states and territories. They’re usually located within or partnered with a general practice, an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation or a community health centre.

The Conversation

Australian doctors subjected to vexatious complaints over social media posts on Gaza, GP peak body says

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners letter to health regulator cites ‘growing number’ of complaints

The Guardian - AU

Pharmacists could one day work in GP clinics. Here’s what’s in it for you

You’re discharged from hospital with some painkillers but aren’t sure if they’re safe to take with the heart medication you’ve been prescribed for years or the vitamins you take now and again. So you ask your GP. They recommend you see the pharmacist in the next consulting room for advice…

The Conversation

Suzanne drives eight hours to get ADHD medicine from a specialist. Australian GPs say they need more prescribing powers

Exclusive: Royal Australasian College of General Practitioners urges Albanese government to increase range of medicines they can prescribe

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Ozempic can cost almost $2,000 a year. An Australian peak medical body says it should be on the PBS for weight loss

Research shows weight loss-inducing semaglutide medicines can help lower the risk of cardiovascular conditions and sleep apnea

The Guardian - AU

GPs warn not all practices will take up Labor’s promised Medicare bulk-billing changes if rebates still too low

Health minister says modelling ‘very clearly’ shows majority of practices will benefit

The Guardian - AU

Bulk Billing’s Set To Get Cheaper From November — What This Means For You

No matter who wins the election, both Labor and the Coalition have committed some significant cashola to Medicare, starting later this year.

Pedestrian.tv

Pill Testing To Be Rolled Out At 4 More Victorian Music Festivals: ‘Highly Successful’

"The results from Beyond the Valley speak for themselves."

Pedestrian.tv

Dutton’s position on international student caps ‘utterly reckless’, Giles says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

'Wonderful move': foreign GPs fast-tracked to plug gap

Qualified doctors from Ireland, New Zealand and the UK will be able to see Australian patients sooner after the regulator eased registration hurdles.

AAP

Pharmacists say they were not consulted on ‘rushed’ Labor-Greens vape deal

Federal health minister counters that Pharmacy Guild did not make submission to regulation inquiry and selling vapes still a decision for individual stores

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Newcastle Herald

Out-of-pocket GP fees highest on record: Newcastle doctors charging up to $104 for appointments

Bulk-billing rate stable in the Hunter, despite incentives.

The Canberra Times

Urgent calls to review ACT's walk-in centres after damning report card

Walk-in centres have not been evaluated since 2011.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand to be briefed on Aukus – as it happened

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Rate of GPs bulk billing all patients in Australia drops to below one in four, data reveals

Cleanbill report reveals national rate of bulk billing dropped 11% last year to 23.6%, with 514 clinics removing the service

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Newcastle Herald

Drug resistance threat: 'don't ask doctor for antibiotics for a cold'

Deaths are occurring from antibiotics resistance in the region.

The Guardian - AU

Poorer Australian regions lose out in ‘flawed’ allocation of doctors, GP body says

System of identifying shortages leads to skewing of resources towards wealthier areas, according to Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

The Canberra Times

Canberrans 'cheated' over urgent care clinics, GPs say

GPs say ACT roll-out will be different to all other jurisdictions.

Newcastle Herald

GPs face state payroll tax threat

She said the tax would force practices to close.

Newcastle Herald

Winter flu and COVID cases fall, with spring in sight

'Influenza-like illness and bronchiolitis were stable.'

The Guardian - AU

Overseas-trained doctors could be fast-tracked to work as Australia’s staff shortage projected to swell

Peak body for GPs will consider simplifying assessments that compare skills of foreign doctors to local ones

The Guardian - AU

Philip Morris making deals with Australian pharmacies to supply below-cost vaping products

VEEV nicotine pods and devices offered at an 80% margin on the condition pharmacies sign supply deal with the tobacco giant

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