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“Do they think I’m good enough?”: General Practitioners’ experiences when treating doctor-patients

Research paper by Claire Hutton from the Department of General Practice, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University.

Date confirmed for 2025 Australasian Doctors' Health Conference

Save the date for the 2025 Australasian Doctors' Health Conference.

New Doctors' Health Line Number

The Doctors' Health Line (1800 006 888) now connects you directly to a local doctors' health service in your area, no matter where you are in Australia. 

Funding Research into GP Wellbeing

New GP Wellbeing Grant Opportunity Available for Research in General Practice

Closing April 2, 2024!

We are excited to share the availability of the GP Wellbeing Grant, an initiative by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), designed to support research focused on improving the mental health, resilience, and overall wellbeing of general practitioners and their practice teams. 

RACGP President Dr. Nicole Higgins highlighted in the College announcement the significance of GP-led research in shaping general practice and a health profession.

This initiative, backed by a generous donation from an RACGP member, aligns with the Every Doctor, Every Setting (EDES) framework, emphasising the critical need for targeted research to improve doctors' mental health and resilience.

Applications for the RACGP Foundation GP Wellbeing Grant are now open and we encourage all GPs interested in contributing to this meaningful research area to apply for the RACGP Foundation grants by April 2, 2024. 

For more information visit: RACGP Foundation Grants and Awards.

Doctors’ health and medicolegal claims – An important but under-recognised link

Article in Australian Journal of General Practice, by Dr Owen Bradfield, Medical Director, MIPS .

Can you help? Doctors' Health Postvention Project

Doctors' Health NSW is investigating how to improve support for doctors who have experienced the sudden loss of a medical colleague.

More than just advice

Article published by MDA National, written by Professor Helen Wilcox, Medical Director, Doctors Health Advisory Service Western Australia

New peak body for doctors’ own health

The Doctors’ Health Alliance mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of medical practitioners and medical students for the good of the community across Australia.

Australia Needs To Implement A National Doctors' Health Strategy - MJA

Article published in the Medical Journal of Australia in October 2022, detailing that coordinated systemic change and enhanced access to care are needed to improve doctors’ wellbeing.