Some member practices may have received correspondence regarding failure to comply with the guidelines of the Procedural Practice Incentive Payment (PIP). It has been identified that due to the Commonwealth Government not being able to access public hospital data in most States, GP and Rural Generalist Procedural Practices who may have met their required targets have received these letters.

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The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has written to the College to seek feedback and potential future endorsement of the draft revised Delirium Clinical Care Standard.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) acknowledges the Government’s ongoing commitment to support rural healthcare initiatives in the 2021 Federal Budget.

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Victorian healthcare workers are now eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccination. Eligible workers within phase 1 of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout include a range of healthcare workers across health services, private practices and community settings.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes today’s announcement by the Federal Government that it will boost bulk billing incentives to improve healthcare provision in rural and remote communities.

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The National Transport Commission (NTC), in collaboration with Austroads, is reviewing Assessing Fitness to Drive in preparation for the release of an updated version later this year. A draft of the updated guidelines is now available for public consultation.

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The following new and amended Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme listings were implemented on 1 May: Trastuzumab emtansine, Ritalin LA and Concerta, Cannabidiol, and Mesalazine. 

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Following a review of the available stock of AstraZeneca vaccine, the Commonwealth Department of Health has increased allocations to general practice, with the first priority being those practices which are currently receiving 50 and 100 doses per week.

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Minister for Regional Health the Hon Mark Coulton officially opened the new office of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) on Thursday 29 April 2021.

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With COVID restrictions in the eastern states changing daily, make sure your Easter travel plans are flexible while remaining COVID cautious at all times.

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Asthma Australia is now offering an online course - Fundamentals in Spirometry. Spirometry is the best practice approach to asthma diagnosis and ongoing monitoring in general practice. Register for online spirometry training between 9 March and 25 June 2021 and you will go into the draw to win a Medikro® Primo Spirometer (compatible with the Medikro inline bacterial/viral filter).

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The Benefits Integrity and Digital Health Division of the Department of Health has advised the College that it intends to contact some GPs within the next week regarding potentially non-compliant claiming patterns for MBS telehealth services.

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The Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (RBDM) is currently trialling the use of an online cause of death certificate, for deaths in Queensland. They are seeking rural medical practitioners to join the trial.

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The Government has agreed to further extend the Continued Dispensing emergency arrangements until 31 December 2021 while COVID-19 continues to put pressure on our health resources.

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The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released a draft Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard for consultation.

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Primary Health Tasmania is seeking to fill 4 positions on both their Clinical and Community Advisory Councils. These Councils support the Board and provide informed professional and local perspectives on how to improve Tasmania’s health system and meet the unique health needs of our local communities.

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On Close the Gap Day today, ACRRM acknowledges the work of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members who provide leadership and legacy within the College, their profession, and their communities.

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On behalf of the Commonwealth Department of Health, the Australian Digital Health Agency advises that the SMS subsidy funding currently applied to the sending of electronic prescription tokens will be further extended from 31 March 2021 to 30 June 2021.

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Up to 400 general practitioners will train to work in regional Australia over the next four years, with the establishment today of the Coalition Government’s Rural Generalist Training Scheme (RGTS) to boost doctor numbers in the bush.

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The 17th World Rural Health Conference, led by the Rural Health Working Group of WONCA, has endorsed its rural health blueprint, the ‘Bangladesh Declaration 2021’.

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