GPs asking men about behaviour could reduce domestic violence Men need to be engaged before they start using abuse and violence. Work with GPs suggests they can engage men early to prevent harm.
‘A great opportunity’ to put men’s health on the radar Men’s Health Week features a ‘national reminder to put blokes’ wellbeing front and centre’ – by booking a GP appointment.
RACGP CDM changes: A recap on what we know so far With new Medicare items going live on 1 July, experts walk GPs through the billing, workflow, care team, and software changes it will create.
GPs’ care to communities in the spotlight The vital role of GPs within the community and medical profession have been celebrated in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honour’s list.
One hundred years of the Hawthorne Clinic From the Great Depression to COVID-19 and everything in between, Balmoral’s Hawthorne Clinic has been serving its community since 1925.
‘We’re human too’: GPs highlight mental health struggles Doctors are sporting their vibrant socks to mark Crazy Socks for Docs Day and to help break the stigma that persists around mental health.
‘We cannot separate environmental health from human health’ On World Environment Day, one GP is reminding colleagues of ways to reduce their impacts, starting with ‘action on low-hanging fruit’.
Start date pushed back for new Aged Care Act Due to begin next month, the reforms will now start from 1 November, a decision one GP expert says will have ‘significant implications’.
How many medical students are choosing general practice? The RACGP says ‘early and positive exposure … makes the choice of general practice more likely’, with the profession preferred by 15% of students last year.
AHPRA broadens crackdown on cosmetic procedures It has vowed to put ‘patients before profit’ with new guidelines bringing other health professionals into line with medical practitioners.