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The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) will tonight recognise the outstanding commitment to Australian general practice made by Prof Chris Del Mar, Dean of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University and Pro-Vice Chancellor of research, Bond University and A/Prof Leanne Rowe, Deputy Chancellor, Monash University and former Chair, RACGP Council and Chair, RACGP Victoria Faculty.

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General practitioners and others who have made a contribution to Australian general practice have been recognised by The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) with Life Fellowship, Honorary Fellowship and Honorary Membership of the college. These awards will be presented at the RACGP Academic Session, during the Wonca Asia Pacific Regional Conference/RACGP Annual Scientific Convention (ASC) 2008, held at Melbourne Town Hall, on Thursday, 2 October 2008.

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Sheffield patients are set to benefit from a more efficient healthcare service, thanks to the work of a group of local GPs and Practice Managers. Over the past year the Central Sheffield GP Consortium, made up of 27 practices, has saved more than £823,000 by working to provide a better service for their patients, through effective referral management and prescribing more cost-effective, evidence-based medication.

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Seven hospitals and 4,029 primary care physicians have signed up to participate in Connecticut’s Charter Oak Health Plan, state officials said at a briefing on Friday, the Hartford Courant reports. Gov.

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Doctors are frequently approached by the media for comment and they in turn seek advice from MPS (Medical Protection Society) on how best to reply whilst respecting patient confidentiality. Responding to this need for advice, MPS has today launched its Media Handling Guide. The guide has been developed as a tool for all doctors to refer to when dealing with the media and is also available to all Trusts and Practice Managers.

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Nearly one in three Connecticut physicians are considering changing jobs or moving out of the state because they are dissatisfied with practicing medicine in the state, according to a recent survey published on Wednesday in the journal Connecticut Medicine, the Hartford Courant reports. The survey, which was commissioned by the

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The British Medical Association Northern Ireland has welcomed NI Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey’s, announcement today, Monday 29th September 2008, to introduce free prescriptions for everyone in Northern Ireland by 2010.

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Finding better ways to deliver healthcare to patients is key to ensuring that Medicare is able to meet the needs of the nation’s baby boomers according to a new paper by Geisinger Health System published in Health Affairs.

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Eli Lilly next year will become the first drugmaker to voluntarily disclose all payments more than $500 made to individual physicians for advice, speeches and other services, CongressDaily reports (CongressDaily, 9/24). Lilly eventually will disclose payments to physicians for travel, entertainment and gifts. The drugmaker was also the first to disclose its educational grants for medical conferences.

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New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn on Monday announced a proposal to spend $26 million through 2012 to expand the city’s health care services in 11 high-poverty and underserved areas, the New York Times reports. Quinn said the City Council will conduct public forums over the next few weeks in each borough to hear concerns about health care before the

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