Medical Board Responds To AMA Call For Recognition Of Vocationally Registered GPs As ‘Specialist GPs’, Australia (Medical News Today)
Friday, February 26th, 2010The AMA welcomes the decision by the Medical Board of Australia to include vocationally registered GPs on the Specialist Register of the new national registration scheme that takes effect from 1 July 2010. AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said the AMA last week wrote to the Board recommending that vocationally registered GPs be given Specialist General Practitioner status. “The Board has made the …
AMA Urges Medical Board To Recognise Thousands Of Vocationally Registered GPs As ‘Specialist GPs’, Australia (Medical News Today)
Monday, February 22nd, 2010The AMA is urging the recently established Medical Board of Australia to ensure that the new national registration arrangements for doctors do not discriminate against 11,000 vocationally registered general practitioners. The Board is currently finalising the criteria that will determine which GPs will be included on its specialist register. The AMA has welcomed the decision by the Board to …
GPs Demand Cuts To Polyclinic Contracts And NHS Direct, UK (Medical News Today)
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010An overwhelming majority of GPs are calling for cuts to the amount the NHS pays out to providers of polyclinics as part of sweeping reductions to health service waste. As many as 82% of GPs said payments to the national network of so-called GP-led health centres should be prioritised for spending cuts to protect essential services during the financial crisis…
Chief Medical Officer Mobilises GPs To Support Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza Vaccinations (Medical News Today)
Monday, February 8th, 2010Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Jim Bishop, is calling on GPs to promote vaccination against the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza to their patients before the flu season begins in Australia . Professor Bishop has enlisted the support of his GP Roundtable, which includes representatives of the AMA, RACGP and the GP Network and he is writing to all GPs in Australia to ask them to …
College Of GPs Welcomes Grants For Carers, Australia (Medical News Today)
Friday, January 15th, 2010The RACGP has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement that they will give more than $4 million in one-off funding grants for 269 services across Australia that provide respite for carers. RACGP President Dr Chris Mitchell said support for respite care is very important. “GPs see first-hand the physical and emotional impacts of the strain placed on carers within the wider community …
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