New bulk-billing data shows a slight improvement to 77.5 per cent of GP visits being bulk-billed. The Royal Australian College of GPs says it has a plan to restore that rate to pre-COVID levels.

The rate of bulk billing GP clinics is continuing to decline while patients are paying more out-of-pocket to see doctors, according to a new report.

The provider has sent out alerts about the incoming fees to many GPs and practices, with costs for larger clinics listed at $1000 a year.

Document analysis reveals budget and performance problems.

The new legislation exempts bulk-billing revenue from counting toward payroll tax bills.

Between up to 20 per cent of Australians who get COVID-19 will develop symptoms of long COVID, including brain fog and fatigue, but its exact causes remain a medical mystery.

Since the earliest stages of the pandemic, muscle weakness has been a key symptom described by patients post-COVID infection. Estimated to affect up to 60% of those with long COVID, it can have a prof...

From GP24 in Perth, to Parliament in Canberra, the RACGP in Melbourne, and A Current Affair in Sydney, Dr Michael Wright reflects on week one.

The metric needs to be supported by better ways of assessing the true value and success of general practice, argues Dr Michael Wright.

Exclusive: Women twice as likely to delay seeing a GP compared with men, with the high cost of living delaying treatment

Doctors say they've been forced to ration care as sourcing the essential medicine continues to prove a challenge.

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