General Practice
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Strengthening general practice
15 Feb 2019
BY DR RICHARD KIDD, CHAIR, AMA COUNCIL OF GENERAL PRACTICE The year ahead is set to see a number of changes come into effect that will impact general practice. There is real... -
Steadfast support
06 Dec 2018
BY DR RICHARD KIDD, CHAIR, AMA COUNCIL OF GENERAL PRACTICEAs 2018 rushes to a close I want to reflect on some of the AMA’s activities this year in supporting GPs in their role as... -
Issues to be aware of when responding to compliance audits
15 Nov 2018
BY DR RICHARD KIDD, CHAIR, AMA COUNCIL OF GENERAL PRACTICEThe Department of Health regularly conducts compliance audits of practitioners to ensure that the amounts claimed under... -
Invest in quality improvement: Have doctors got the PIPs?
09 Oct 2018
BY DR RICHARD KIDD, CHAIR, AMA COUNCIL OF GENERAL PRACTICEWhile having tried to play a constructive role to date, growing concerns at level of funding that will be available for... -
Collaboration, not competition
12 Sep 2018
BY DR RICHARD KIDD, CHAIR, AMA COUNCIL OF GENERAL PRACTICETeam work in providing comprehensive and quality patient care is not a new concept. Within the medical profession, we... -
Shared Responsibility
17 Aug 2018
BY DR RICHARD KIDD, CHAIR, AMA COUNCIL OF GENERAL PRACTICE New amendments to the Health Insurance Act 1973, strengthening the Government’s debt recovery powers and seeking to... -
Family Doctor Week
27 Jun 2018
BY DR RICHARD KIDD, CHAIR, AMA COUNCIL OF GENERAL PRACTICEIn just a few weeks the AMA will again celebrate the vital role played by GPs in caring for community. Family Doctor Week... -
GPs retain access to 30202
12 Jun 2018
BY DR RICHARD KIDD, CHAIR, AMA COUNCIL OF GENERAL PRACTICEMembers generally expect the AMA to be leading the charge in the media on issues that matter in the health system and,... -
Health Care Homes – are they off track?
14 May 2018
BY DR RICHARD KIDD, CHAIR, AMA COUNCIL OF GENERAL PRACTICERecent comments by former AMA President Dr Steve Hambleton, who led the Government’s Primary Health Care Advisory Group,... -
Bringing pharmacists into the fold
10 Apr 2018
BY DR RICHARD KIDD, CHAIR, AMA COUNCIL OF GENERAL PRACTICEIt has been almost three years since the AMA put forward its proposal to make non-dispensing pharmacists a key part of...
