New resources help clinicians have better advance care planning conversations
14 Aug 2026
Featured Post
General Practice
Support better advance care planning discussions with two new free videos for GPs, nurses and primary care professionals, covering advance care directives and practical conversation tips.
Important changes to Assignment of Medicare Benefits (AoB) from 1 July 2026
26 Jun 2026
General Practice
Changes to Assignment of Benefits (AoB) commencing on 1 July 2026. Read more about these changes.
1800MEDICARE: Information for healthcare providers
01 Jun 2026
General Practice
Allied health
Community health
1800MEDICARE is an Australian Government initiative designed to simplify access to care and improve equity by providing free, nationwide health advice and service navigation. Learn more about the service.
What a Brisbane South PHN pilot is teaching general practice about lung cancer risk, screening and digital tools
08 May 2026
PHN news
General Practice
A Brisbane South PHN pilot with 19 practices explored how digital tools and practical support can help identify people at higher risk of lung cancer and support timely referral.
A new era in electronic prescribing – the Active Script List
27 Apr 2026
General Practice
Allied health
The Active Script List (ASL) can be used to consolidate a list of a patient’s active prescriptions and simplify the electronic prescription process for patients. Read on to learn more about this free digital tool.
RACGP’s Red Book: Supporting preventive care in everyday general practice
22 Apr 2026
General Practice
The Red Book is a free resource from RACGP that provides general practitioners with guidance on preventive care through evidence-based recommendations for asymptomatic patients. Learn more about the Red Book.
Provider Connect Australia – Improved communications between your healthcare organisation and its business partners
13 Apr 2026
General Practice
Allied health
Provider Connect Australia helps healthcare providers streamline updates to critical business information and enables practices to update their National Health Services Directory listings. Read on to learn more.
GP-to-GP referrals — supporting timely access to appropriate services for your patients
02 Apr 2026
General Practice
GP-to-GP referrals can maintain continuity of care while supporting timely, locally delivered primary care. Read on to learn more about this referral option
Put your heart Into Heart Week 2026 — Be part of our Heart Health Hub Challenge
30 Mar 2026
General Practice
This upcoming Heart week, let’s work together to raise awareness, start conversations, and support healthier hearts in our community. Read on to see how your practice can transform into a Heart Health Hub.
Request for Advice (RFA) service: GP access to specialist advice on patient cases in 3 to 5 days
24 Mar 2026
General Practice
Queensland GPs can use the Request for Advice (RFA) service to access written clinical advice from specialists without making a formal referral. Learn more about these services.
Coming soon! New personal HealthPathways accounts for clinicians
29 Oct 2025
General Practice
From Tuesday 18 November 2025, HealthPathways personal accounts will go live. These changes will affect how you login to HealthPathways. Read on to learn more about these helpful upgrades to HealthPathways.
Active Script List: A convenient way for patients to manage multiple prescriptions
23 Jul 2025
Allied health
General Practice
An Active Script List (ASL) is a token management solution that contains a consolidated list of a consumer’s active prescriptions. Read on to see if your patients might benefit from this service.
Changes to Chronic Conditions Management take effect tomorrow: What do you need to do on 1 July 2025?
25 Jun 2025
General Practice
Allied health
From 1 July 2025, changes to the MBS Chronic Conditions Management Arrangements in primary care will come into effect. Find helpful links and resources in the full article to support your practice with the changes.
New lung cancer screening pilot: help us support early detection and treatment
19 Jun 2025
General Practice
Brisbane South PHN will launch a lung cancer screening pilot aimed at improving the early detection of lung cancer in general practice. Read on to learn more and express your interest.
Changes to accessing The Viewer through the Health Provider Portal (HPP)
25 Mar 2025
General Practice
On Sunday 6 April 2025, the QGov identity service used to access the Health Provider Portal will shift to the Queensland Digital Identity (QDI). Find helpful links in the full article to support this shift to QDI.