General Practice
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Integration, not duplication, the way ahead for better care
28 Oct 2014
At a time when the AMA has been working with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) on developing a model for integrating pharmacists into general practice, it was... -
Time for action on chronic disease management
30 Sep 2014
With GP co-payments dominating media and advocacy priorities since early 2014, previous discussions around reforming chronic disease management (CDM) items in the Medicare Benefit... -
Bring pharmacists into general practice
16 Sep 2014
As it gears up for negotiations with the Federal Government on the 6th Community Pharmacy Agreement, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia is trying to expand the role of pharmacists in... -
After-hours primary health services up for review
02 Sep 2014
The AMA has welcomed the Government’s recently announced independent review of after-hours primary health care services. The review will be headed by Professor Claire... -
Family Doctor Week 2014 - wrap up
19 Aug 2014
Late July we saw another AMA Family Doctor Week come and go.The week always passes quickly, but I am glad that we make the time as a profession to remind ourselves and the... -
Health assessments fiasco close to resolution
05 Aug 2014
The winter edition of the Department of Human Services’ Forum newsletter caused a furore with advice that practice nurse time could no longer be counted towards the... -
The bell tolls for AMLA and Medicare Locals
24 Jun 2014
Medicare Locals, as announced in the new Government’s 2014-15 Budget, will no longer be funded by the Commonwealth after 30 June 2015.From 30 June, Commonwealth funds will... -
$7 MBS co-pay fails to pass the means test
10 Jun 2014
There has been so much focus on the $7 co-payment measure announced in the May Budget that the community seems largely unaware that the Government is also proposing that Medicare... -
What’s ahead for Chronic Disease Management?
13 May 2014
Given the ageing population and the increasing incidence of chronic disease, Health Minister Peter Dutton has sent some strong signals that there may be a funding announcement in... -
Punishing families not the way to boost vaccination rates
29 Apr 2014
The media has been rife recently with calls for the Government to deny conscientious objectors the Family Tax Benefits Part A Supplement.The AMA does not believe that denying...
