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Expansion of the Rural Procedural Grants Program
Mar 2, 2023This 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). -
Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (CRIS) relating to general practice data and electronic clinical decision support (eCDS)
Mar 2, 2023The 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. -
Feedback on the Healthcare Identifiers Framework
Mar 2, 2023ACRRM 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. -
Expression of Interest - Queensland Rural and Remote Clinical Network Steering Committee
Mar 2, 2023Expressions of interest are open for Steering Committee membership on the Queensland Rural and Remote Clinical Network (QRRCN) for the following roles. -
COVID vaccine program updates
Mar 2, 2023The Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care has issued the following COVID vaccine updates. -
SPONSORED: Ensuring success - how to prepare for Fellowship exams
Mar 1, 2023Gail 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. -
SPONSORED: Rural generalism reimagined
Feb 23, 2023A 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. -
College reiterates concern over Ahpra’s new power to issue public statements
Feb 21, 2023The 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. -
ACRRM Feedback on the Nurse Practitioner Strategic Plan
Feb 20, 2023ACRRM 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. -
QLD Voluntary Assisted Dying update
Feb 16, 2023Voluntary 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. -
Enhancements to the AIR functionality of influenza vaccines
Feb 16, 2023In preparation for the 2023 influenza season, the following enhancements were made to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) on 11 February 2023. -
ACRRM registrars in a league of their own in meeting key workforce priorities
Feb 9, 2023The release of the 2022 Medical Training Survey this week strongly demonstrates that Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) registrars continue to lead the way in providing a skilled medical workforce in rural, remote, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. -
ATAGI updates recommendations on booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Feb 8, 2023The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) have updated their recommendations on the use of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 2023. -
ACRRM welcomes release of Strengthening Medicare Taskforce Report
Feb 3, 2023The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes the release of the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce Report today, saying it will allow for reform and improve healthcare access for rural, remote, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. -
2022 review of the NTCER results in positive changes for registrars
Feb 2, 2023The 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) -
Reflections: Dr Danielle Dries on ACRRM-led training
Feb 2, 2023The 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. -
ACRRM celebrates College-led training commencement
Jan 31, 2023The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is excited to reach the milestone of training all registrars on its Rural Generalist (RG) Fellowship program, with College-led Training officially starting tomorrow. -
ACRRM and JCU partner to deliver Fellowship training
Jan 31, 2023The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and James Cook University (JCU) will continue to work together to provide high-quality education and training for Rural Generalists (RGs), having signed a partnership agreement to deliver the ACRRM Fellowship training program. -
ACRRM’s pre-budget submission calls for significant healthcare reform
Jan 31, 2023The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) has lodged its pre-budget submission, calling for a range of significant reforms and immediate investments to support rural general practice and create a sustainable national Rural Generalist (RG) workforce. -
ACRRM Feedback on Sustainable Healthcare Model
Jan 31, 2023ACRRM 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.