Blogs by tag - DWS (District Workforce Shortage)

The Role of the Distribution Working Group and the Latest Updates on the DPA

In July 2019, the Distribution Priority Area (DPA) classification system started to facilitate placing medical practitioners in communities with acute needs.The medical practitioners that can wo...

Do H Health Workforce Division May2020 Covid 19 Communication Summary Of Changes

Temporary changes to requirements under s19AA and 19AB of the Health Insurance Act 1973

The Health Workforce Division in the Rural Access Branch of the Australian Government Department of Health has released an official communication about temporary changes to requirements under s19AA...

Distribution Priority Area (DPA) has arrived!

Four weeks in, the dust has settled on the new DPA landscape and as you can see from the map the DPA area is vast but the opportunity closer to Metro is few and far between.The Distribution Priorit...

Another change to the landscape of General Practice - farewell District Workforce Shortage (DWS)

For at least the last 5 years the DOH (Department of Health) has been suggesting big changes were ahead in relation to classifications - first RRMA, then RA and then DWS.When the Modified Monash Mo...

Increase in HIV diagnoses among heterosexuals

Australian HIV specialists say that although HIV diagnoses have dropped among gay and bisexual men, new data signals a worrying increase among heterosexual people. There were just 963 new HIV di...

RACGP council owed thousands in back pay after constitutional check-up

RACGP councillors are potentially owed back pay of more than half a million dollars between them and are relying on members to approve it at next month’s annual general meeting.The college’s financ...

Early CPAP helps stroke recovery

Stroke patients recover better if they are treated for sleep apnoea as soon as possible after the cerebrovascular event, a study suggests. Speech, neurological functioning, walking and other phy...

Rural generalist campaigner elected next president of ACRRM

Dr Ewen McPhee. Photo: RDAADr Ewen McPhee says the college is entering a new chapter and hopes it will bring health equity across Australia!ACRRM’s new President, a rural generalist campaigner from...

Check your patients with depression for signs of arthritis

The more depressed the patient, the more likely they are to have the rheumatoid condition. Older patients with depressive symptoms should be screened for arthritis, according to US resear...

The top 10 most common GP visits

Seeing patients with psychological issues, including depression, mood disorders and anxiety, are the most common ailments GPs deal with day to day, according to an RACGP survey. When asked, 'Wh...