GP Network News
GP Network News is a weekly publication for general practitioners designed to keep them up to date on developments affecting their profession.
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AMA Submission to Review of Mental health Services
29 May 2014
The AMA recently made a submission to the Review of Mental Health Services and Programmes being conducted by the National Mental Health Commission.The review... -
PCEHR Review – report now available
29 May 2014
Last week the government released the report of the Review of the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) on the Department of Health website.... -
Invitation to be involved in Family Doctor Week
29 May 2014
AMA Family Doctor Week will be held on 21-27 July 2014. The theme for this year’s event is “Your Family Doctor: Keeping you Healthy”.A number of events are... -
AMA President: co-payment will not enable GPs to continue bulk billing
22 May 2014
Last Friday, AMA President, Dr Steve Hambleton, spoke to ABC News Radio, saying that the government’s assumption that GPs would receive $468 million over four... -
AMA National Conference this weekend – streaming live on the AMA website
22 May 2014
The impact of the Federal Budget on health and the global challenge of non-communicable diseases will be major themes for the 2014 AMA National Conference... -
Australian Medicine: Budget scorches patients
22 May 2014
The Budget handed down last week confirmed many of the AMA's concerns that health costs would increasingly be pushed onto patients. The Federal Government's... -
MJA: the climate of change
22 May 2014
This week’s issue of Medical Journal of Australia focuses on the threats to health of climate change and the implications for practice and policy.It also... -
2014 GPET Awards – nominations close 20 June
22 May 2014
General Practice Education and Training Limited (GPET) is a wholly owned company established by the Australian Government. GPET is responsible for the... -
Polio declared a public health emergency of international concern
22 May 2014
The Department of Health is advising GPs to ensure that all travellers to the following 10 countries are up to date with their vaccinations against polio,... -
MERS virus causes increasing concern
22 May 2014
With a rapid increase in case numbers in April and May 2014 and a rapid increase in the number of countries affected by the MERS coronavirus, the WHO...
