General Practice
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Govt needs to relieve strain on health system’s heart
17 Aug 2015
The benefits of co-ordinated care are widely recognised, and worldwide work is progressing to develop and implement systems and models of care that facilitate and support it.In... -
Supporting the family doctor
06 Jul 2015
At the recent AMA National Conference, during the Funding quality general practice – is it time for change? policy session, a number of speakers talked about the need to better... -
GP pharmacists, a healthy prescription
15 Jun 2015
The AMA recently provided its proposal to the Government for integrating pharmacists into general practice.The Pharmacists in General Practice Incentive Program (PGPIP) proposal... -
Better a doctor than a bean counter
25 May 2015
In what seems like a case of crying over spilled milk, Terry Barnes, the former advisor in the Howard Government, who likes to claim he kicked off the recent MBS co-payment debate... -
Vaccinations - protecting the vulnerable
20 Apr 2015
The 2015 seasonal influenza vaccination program begins this week.The program, which is usually launched in mid-March, was delayed because of the need for a double-strain change... -
Discouraging high volume medicine
16 Mar 2015
Recently, the Government tried to address high volume service provision by introducing an amendment to the Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Regulation that would... -
Progress in 2014, but big battles loom in 2015
23 Dec 2014
It is fair to say that Medicare co-payments have dominated the media and our attention this year.The year began with speculation about the Australian Centre for Health Research (... -
PHNs, will we get it right this time?
09 Dec 2014
The recently released Invitation to Apply for Funding and programme guidelines for Primary Health Networks (PHN) is potentially a material step forward for more integrated and... -
BEACH reports throw sand into Government cost claims
25 Nov 2014
General practice delivers the best value for money in the Australian health system.If there was ever any lingering doubt of this, it has been dispelled by the latest reports from... -
Non-medical prescribers threaten quality patient care
11 Nov 2014
What is happening to our health care system?In the pursuit of perceived cost savings, successive governments have and are increasingly threatening the quality of treatment by...
