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Legislation to cut red tape and simplify recognition of General Practitioners as specialists received Royal Assent on 16 June 2020. Under new arrangements, general practitioners’ (GPs) access to Medicare is determined by their registration status with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Medical practitioners who are awarded Fellowship as a GP no longer need to…

A huge welcome to Eamon Murray, the latest superstar to join the DNA Medical family. Eamon has worked within Medical Recruitment for many years placing Doctors both locally and internationally. As an expert in the General Practice space, he has achieved exceptional results for his Doctors and Clients, making his reputation well known throughout the…

With the pandemic, companies are accelerating their digital transformation, in particular, to adapt to telework. Buthowtorecruit in total confinement? This movement is also impacting human resources departments, which are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to recruit. Conversational robots, or “chatbots”, to perform an initial screening of resumes, even interviews evaluated by a robot, detection of…

With the COVID vaccine rollout only weeks away, newly passed legislation means GPs will soon have to report all administered vaccines to the AIR or face a potential fine of more than $6000. From 1 March, all vaccine providers will be required to report influenza vaccinations to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR), with all other…

UPDATED: Will GPs be considered frontline healthcare workers? Will they have a role in aged care? RACGP President Dr Karen Price provides some insight. Phase 1a of the roadmap will see priority groups receive the vaccine, including 100,000 frontline healthcare workers. (Image: AAP) This article has been updated to incorporate further information provided by the…