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We asked GPs what they think should be the College’s highest priority for 2024. More than 1000 GPs submitted written responses...

While most favour expanding GPs’ powers to formally diagnose ADHD, at least for those with special training, the majority of GPs wouldn’t choose to diagnose or treat more of these patients, a Healthed survey of more than 1300 doctors has found.

The event was undoubtedly successful, but a significant number of GPs question its relevance to the urgent existential challenges that many in the profession are currently facing. This might explain why Healthed’s most recent survey of 1847 frontline GPs found that just 49 had attended the WONCA conference.

Most practices say they will register, but so far few patients are signing up...

Concerns include risk taking behaviour, mental wellbeing, academic decline...

Copping it from patients is bad enough, but should we accept it from our peers? It seems we often do…

I was taken aback to see an advertisement recently, in no less a publication than the Canberra Times, for a medical practitioner to join a GP clinic in rural Queensland. Nothing unusual in that, I can almost hear you saying.

More than a third of older GPs bringing forward retirement plans thanks to CPD, survey suggests—but Medical Board claims otherwise…

We’re being told it’s a big win, but the real aim is to frame GPs for the failure of Medicare

Dietitian says the evidence for lactose breath testing doesn’t stack up, but many are still recommending it

Warning signs include sleep problems, difficulty completing homework and social isolation

GPs predict major negative impact on workforce, practice viability and burnout

We asked GPs what they think should be the College’s highest priority for 2024. More than 1000 GPs submitted written responses...

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While most favour expanding GPs’ powers to formally diagnose ADHD, at least for those with special training, the majority of GPs wouldn’t choose to diagnose or treat more of these patients, a Healthed survey of more than 1300 doctors has found.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

The event was undoubtedly successful, but a significant number of GPs question its relevance to the urgent existential challenges that many in the profession are currently facing. This might explain why Healthed’s most recent survey of 1847 frontline GPs found that just 49 had attended the WONCA conference.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Most practices say they will register, but so far few patients are signing up...

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Concerns include risk taking behaviour, mental wellbeing, academic decline...

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Copping it from patients is bad enough, but should we accept it from our peers? It seems we often do…

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

I was taken aback to see an advertisement recently, in no less a publication than the Canberra Times, for a medical practitioner to join a GP clinic in rural Queensland. Nothing unusual in that, I can almost hear you saying.

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

More than a third of older GPs bringing forward retirement plans thanks to CPD, survey suggests—but Medical Board claims otherwise…

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

We’re being told it’s a big win, but the real aim is to frame GPs for the failure of Medicare

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Dietitian says the evidence for lactose breath testing doesn’t stack up, but many are still recommending it

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Warning signs include sleep problems, difficulty completing homework and social isolation

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

GPs predict major negative impact on workforce, practice viability and burnout

Clinical Articles iconClinical Articles

Upcoming Healthed Webcast

Practical Strategies for Behaviour Management in Dementia

Tuesday 7th July, 7pm - 9pm AEST

Speaker

Dr Chrys Pulle

Geriatrician; Principal Investigator, Internal Medicine and Dementia Research Unit, The Prince Charles Hospital

Dr Chrys Pulle provides practical and evidence-based recommendations on how best these behavioural and psychological symptoms can be assessed and managed.