This month the College provided advice to the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care (DOHA) regarding its consultation to consider options for streamlining or expanding the Rural Procedural Grants Program (RPGP).

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The College has lodged a Submission in response to the CRIS into general practice data and eCDS, noting that the current processes for sharing and accessing data are complex, disjointed, and inconsistent, include multiple stakeholder groups with competing interests.

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ACRRM has provided feedback to the recent public consultation, noting that in places the consultation goes beyond the scope of the healthcare sector and makes a number of suggestions which should be viewed with caution. The College has voiced concerns over proposals to amend the definition of “health service” under the Privacy Act.

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Expressions of interest are open for Steering Committee membership on the Queensland Rural and Remote Clinical Network (QRRCN) for the following roles.

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The Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care has issued the following COVID vaccine updates.

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Gail Carmody aims to help healthcare professionals develop strategies to bridge gaps in their career or personal life. With over three decades of experience, she advocates for their wellbeing to urge the medical industry to put more emphasis on their physical, emotional, and mental state.

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A new Rural Generalist model servicing four communities in Central NSW is providing operational and network support for doctors, ensuring they have the autonomy to focus purely on practicing quality whole-of-health care.

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The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has consulted on new powers under the National Law to issue public statements/warnings. The change to the National Law will give Ahpra and the National Boards a new power to issue public statements to warn the public about serious risks posed by people, including registered practitioners, who are the subject of investigations or disciplinary proceedings.

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ACRRM welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the consultation draft Nurse Practitioner Strategic Plan: Increasing access to health and aged care (the Plan), which aims to support the ongoing development of a capable, resilient nurse practitioner workforce delivering person-centred, evidence-based, compassionate care.

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Voluntary assisted dying provides an additional end-of-life choice that gives eligible people who are suffering and dying the option of asking for medical assistance to end their lives.

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In preparation for the 2023 influenza season, the following enhancements were made to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) on 11 February 2023.

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The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) have updated their recommendations on the use of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 2023.

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The National Terms and Conditions for Employment of Registrars (NTCER) review has resulted in the following changes for registrars across the next four training semesters (2023.1-2024.2)

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The College this week caught up with Registrar Director on the College Board, Dr Danielle Dries, to reflect on what ACRRM-led training means for registrars.

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ACRRM has provided feedback to the Australian Commission for Quality and Safety in Health Care on the draft Sustainable Healthcare Module. The College strongly supports the initiative.

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Medibank has commenced contacting individual medical specialists and ancillary providers whose data has been impacted by the cybercrime incident in October 2022.

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The College is calling for a member to participate in the Autism CRC National Guidelines Reference Group.

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SA Pathology is offering the option to self-collect a PCR swab for the detection of COVID-19 and some respiratory pathogens.

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Voluntary assisted dying (VAD) is an additional end-of-life choice that gives eligible people who are suffering and dying the option of asking for medical assistance to end their lives. Find out more about the legal obligations that all medical practitioners in Queensland must comply with.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes news the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) is speeding up the assessment of applications by International Medical Graduates (IMGs) seeking to work in Australia.

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