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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Mental health training standards for GPs now available
31 Oct 2019
AMA members may be interested in a new guide – The Mental health training standards 2020-2022: A guide for general practitioners – to help GPs treat patients... -
November 1 changes to AMA Fees List
31 Oct 2019
The AMA has indexed its recommended fees for existing items on Fees List Online in line with CPI and Wage Index increases. The 1 November changes to AMA Fees... -
New MBS telehealth items for GPs now available
31 Oct 2019
AMA members are advised that 12 new MBS items for telehealth video consultations with patients living in rural and remote areas are now available for GPs and... -
Referring your patients to My Aged Care just got easier
31 Oct 2019
After some years of AMA advocacy, the Australian Government Department of Health has developed a new electronic referral process allowing GPs to refer their... -
HEALTH CHECK YOUR HOME LOAN
31 Oct 2019
Sponsored ContentNew research estimates Australians are wasting more than $4 billion each year paying unnecessary interest on their mortgages. In the current... -
Health Department to target unnecessary diagnostic imaging requests
24 Oct 2019
The latest issue of the AMA’s member magazine, Australian Medicine, is out now. Dr Richard Kidd, Chair of the AMA Council of General Practice, discusses recent... -
Senate Inquiry rejects proposal for photos on Medicare cards
24 Oct 2019
AMA welcomed the report tabled late last week by the Community Affairs Legislation Committee following its Inquiry into the Human Services Amendment (... -
CHANGES TO AMA FEES ON 1 NOVEMBER 2019
24 Oct 2019
Fee Indexation for 2019The AMA will be indexing its recommended fees on 1 November 2019 for existing items on Fees List Online in line with CPI and Wage Index... -
Update on transition of GP training to Medical Colleges
24 Oct 2019
AMA members may be interested in an update about the transition of GP training to the Colleges by the end of 2021.Both Colleges are expected to manage their... -
New Guide to health privacy released
24 Oct 2019
AMA members may be interested in a new resource from The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) – Guide to health privacy – designed to help...
