More than 50 percent of Australia’s GPs are women. To mark International Women’s Day we spoke to general practitioner, Associate Professor Louise Stone, who advocates for women in medicine.

World Pride is here! It is a great time for GPs in training and their practices to reflect on the care they deliver to queer Australians.

The Federal Government released the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce report earlier this month. Here, GPRA President, Dr Karyn Matterson, talks about the missing piece – reform that is needed to attract and retain more doctors to the general practice specialty.

Groups appointed to represent the voices of both organisations’ members had their first meeting to discuss feedback elicited through the process to date.

General Practice Registrars Australia is seeking nominations for its inaugural Registrar Liaison Officer of the Year Award 2022.

We are encouraging all GP education and training sector stakeholders, other interested parties and members to provide responses to inform the review of the NTCER and future employment models for general practice.

We are now seeking expressions of interest from GPRA members who are interested in becoming a member of the NTCER working group.

It is essential that GP trainees are offered quality, safe training placements across rural and remote Australia, as well as urban and regional locations.

It is essential that GP trainees are offered quality, safe training placements across rural and remote Australia, as well as urban and regional locations.

GPRA has publicly called on policy and decision makers to improve employment conditions for GP trainees.

GPRA member Dr Benjamin Lewis on an initiative in Gippsland to reduce the impact of pollution on people’s health.

The GP speciality sector awaits the contracts for the AGPT program to be agreed between the Federal Government and both GP Specialty Colleges so we can finally understand what College-led training will look like and communicate this to members.

The CCE is challenging for all GP trainees but many overseas trained doctors face added complexities as they prepare for their exams.

Political campaigning in the lead up to this year’s Federal election is well underway and, as always, health care is a key election issue, with a spotlight on how many Australians don’t have access to a general practitioner.

As part of her role with FGP, Dr Nottingham has been offering career-based mentoring to make extra support available during the transition of training to the GP colleges.

A profession that recognises work-family balance will attract more doctors and help address the ongoing decline in GP numbers, especially in rural and regional Australia.

This is an intensive period of policy and service delivery change for GP registrars and junior doctors who are considering applying to the GP specialty.

As I settle into my role, I will continue to advocate GPRAs work across essential areas such as employment conditions, registrar assistance and promoting general practice as a viable career choice.

A significant piece of advocacy this year has been the development of the Statement of Principles for GP Trainee Employment Arrangements. 

President’s update | August 2021.
This is not where we expected to be nearly 18 months into a pandemic. However, it is no surprise that GP trainees continue to play a critical role in vaccinating our communities against COVID-19.

President’s update | February 2021.
After years of stagnant wages during which the GP registrar base rate of pay did not even increase in line with inflation, there is renewed interest in our employment terms and conditions.