Journalists wanting to speak to an ACRRM spokesperson are invited to contact Petrina Smith on 0414 820 847 or email.
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Collaboration is crucial to improving rural health outcomes
May 11, 2022The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is calling for consistent and coordinated oversight of rural healthcare issues across all levels of government. -
Labor comes to the party with rural healthcare commitments
May 5, 2022The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes the Labor party’s pledge to match the Coalition’s commitment of $146 million for programs to attract and retain more doctors in rural and remote Australia. -
ACRRM acknowledges the coalition’s rural and remote healthcare election commitment
May 3, 2022ACRRM welcomes the coalition’s election commitment of an additional $146 million in funding to boost the number of doctors in rural, remote and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. -
JOINT LETTER from Queensland-based consumer, community and clinician groups: Putting the care back into healthcare
May 3, 2022This is a joint open statement to all Federal election political parties and candidates from Queensland-based consumer, community and clinician groups. The issues raised are held by healthcare stakeholders in all jurisdictions across Australia. -
ACRRM calls for urgent investment in rural general practice
Apr 28, 2022The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine is urging political parties and candidates to outline how their federal election strategy will restore the value proposition of rural general practice. -
ACRRM calls for urgent action to build strong and sustainable healthcare solutions
Apr 21, 2022The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) urges all political parties and candidates to release their policy platforms explaining how they will build strong, resilient, and sustainable rural and remote health services. -
ACRRM calls for clear election priorities which deliver high quality rural and remote healthcare solutions
Apr 11, 2022With the announcement of the Federal Election, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) calls on all parties and candidates to commit to policies to ensure rural and remote communities have equitable access to the high-quality, locally based healthcare services they need and deserve. -
Federal Budget touches the edges of rural healthcare reform
Mar 30, 2022The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) acknowledges the Government’s commitment to improve healthcare in rural and remote communities in the 2022 Federal Budget but continues to call for primary healthcare funding reform to support general practice and primary care. -
ACRRM confirms commitment to health equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on National Close the Gap Day
Mar 17, 2022On National Close the Gap Day today, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) reaffirms its commitment to achieving health equity for Aboriginal and Torres Islander peoples. -
JOINT RELEASE: Pharmacists playing doctors… North Queensland patients at risk
Feb 10, 2022The Queensland Government has proposed a pilot program to encourage community pharmacists in North Queensland to diagnose and treat patients, despite a lack of training, qualifications or experience. The National Council of Primary Care Doctors* (NCPCD) has written to the Queensland and Federal Health Ministers recommending that this pilot be ceased immediately. -
ACRRM pre-budget submission calls for funding to urgently improve rural and remote healthcare
Feb 9, 2022The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) has lodged its pre-budget submission, calling on the government to include specific investments to improve healthcare for rural and remote and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia. -
ACRRM registrars lead the nation in health workforce priorities
Feb 7, 2022The release of the 2021 Medical Training Survey today strongly demonstrates that Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) registrars continue to lead the nation in providing a skilled medical workforce in rural, remote, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. -
ACRRM Fellow Dr Deborah Simmons recognised in Australia Day Honours list
Jan 26, 2022Fellow of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine Dr Deborah Simmons has been recognised in the Australia Day 2022 Honours list for service to medicine through a range of roles, including developing ACRRM’s rural anaesthetic crisis management course. -
GP Synergy and ACRRM agree to early transition of ACRRM Fellowship program
Jan 19, 2022In a move that provides certainty and support for ACRRM registrars, supervisors and training facilities, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and GP Synergy have today agreed to an early transition of the ACRRM Fellowship program in NSW and the ACT. -
Rural Generalists and Paramedic Practitioners join forces to strengthen healthcare needs in rural and remote communities
Jan 18, 2022ACRRM and The Australasian College of Paramedic Practitioners (ACPP) have joined forces and formalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the aim to work together to support the provision of primary healthcare in rural and remote communities. -
JOINT RELEASE: Reinstatement of telehealth measures will help rural health services during Omicron wave
Jan 16, 2022Rural doctors have welcomed today’s announcement by the Federal Government that a number of Medicare items for telehealth that were available earlier in the COVID pandemic will be reinstated until 30 June to support GPs and Consultant Specialists in providing care during the Omicron wave. -
JOINT RELEASE: Government advised of GP COVID concerns
Jan 13, 2022Senior representatives of the five peak general practice organisations, including Presidents and CEOs, met yesterday with Minister for Health Greg Hunt and Minister for Regional Health David Gillespie to discuss the challenges facing general practice... -
JOINT RELEASE: New COVID plans need to be properly resourced
Jan 2, 2022Queensland GPs are calling for proper resourcing and communication of changing COVID-19 management plans, frustrated at the lack of action on provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) and fit testing for GPs and their staff. -
ACRRM Welcomes new incentives to recruit and retain rural GPs
Dec 8, 2021The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes new incentives to support the recruitment and retention of rural General Practitioners (GPs) and Rural Generalists (RGs), announced by the Federal Government today. -
ACRRM’s Emergency Medicine Week brings rural doctors together
Dec 8, 2021More than 110 Rural Generalists (RGs) gathered in Brisbane last week to participate in seven courses as part of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine’s (ACRRM) Emergency Week.