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Essential Guide to RACGP Doctor’s Bag Requirements for General Practices
Understand the requirements of the updated RACGP recommendations for the Doctor’s Bag to stay compliant and prepared for your next clinical emergency
READ ON![Keeping the beat in 2024: Medcast & RACGP renew partnership for online CPR](/media/kwma1mc2/racgp-partnership.webp?width=800&height=600&v=1daf4a560ece510)
A renewed partnership between Medcast and RACGP will ensure RACGP members have privileged access to discounted Basic Life Support training. The online course, meticulously aligned with guidelines, enables GPs to fulfil mandatory CPR course requirements.
![How Can We Improve Care for Autistic People?](/media/d0oeh0pg/nervous-on-phone.webp?width=800&height=600&v=1daf4a54f3e8710)
This article highlights the challenges autistic individuals face when accessing healthcare in Australia. It discusses barriers, including communication issues and sensory sensitivities, and offers practical recommendations for healthcare providers to improve care for autistic patients.
![Doc, can I have the new DNA test to see if I have cancer?](/media/sc0n3nsw/dna-test.webp?width=800&height=600&v=1daf4a54b603b70)
Back in June, reports of a new ‘cancer blood test’ in the BBC prompted patients in the UK to start questioning their GPs, including our colleagues at NB Medical.
![Eating disorders post-pandemic – take heed of the need and use MEED](/media/w3kh2emu/blog-by-simon.webp?width=800&height=600&v=1daf4a54963a820)
Whilst no longer considered a public health emergency, the significant, long-term impacts of Covid-19 continue to be felt with children’s mental health arguably one of the great impacts of the pandemic.
![CPD has changed from 2023 - what does this mean for you?](/media/rzvdg53o/cpd-changes-2023-1.webp?width=800&height=600&v=1daf4a53e91ba90)
New CPD, Medcast Plus and Me! What the CPD changes mean, and how Medcast Plus makes it easy to meet your requirements.
![Dementia In Practice](/media/woufxexc/dta-1.webp?width=800&height=600&v=1daf4a53b424170)
When most people hear the word “dementia”, the first thing they think of is “memory loss”. And while dementia does cause memory loss, it is so much more than a memory problem.
![What TIME should I take my BP meds Doc?](/media/zzzja1cq/copy-of-blog-image-1.webp?width=800&height=600&v=1daf4a534f16f30)
We’re all used to the flurry of questions that come after we start people on a new medication. When it comes to blood pressure medication and the question ‘should I take it in the morning or before bed?’. What does the evidence say?
![Clinical Opal #20 - An abnormal urine culture](/media/nblf5dbi/blog-image-20.webp?width=800&height=600&v=1daf4a5310d7e40)
It is Monday morning, and you are reviewing the test results in the inbox of your colleague who has taken a week off work...
![Examination of patients presenting following sexual violence within an intimate partner violence relationship](/media/bqwdum25/blog-image-10.webp?width=800&height=600&v=1daf4a51ad99820)
General practitioners (GPs) are often the first contact for patients who are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) including sexual assault.