General Practice
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Bulk billing hides true cost of care
07 Oct 2013
One of the more enjoyable aspects of being a GP is supervising and training GP registrars in my practice. It is rewarding to see these future GPs develop their skills and... -
Observing the boundaries
21 Oct 2013
A number of events in the last few weeks have highlighted that vast array of issues that can effect a doctor’s health and wellbeing. One of those issues in particular... -
A GPs work is never done
04 Nov 2013
New data collected by the BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) program highlights the amount of time GPs spend on non-Medicare Benefit Schedule (MBS) billable work.... -
Double billing or appropriate billing?
18 Nov 2013
It’s a daily occurrence at most surgeries, including mine – the patient with a chronic illness who comes to see you and legitimately needs care on an unrelated... -
GP MRI referrals: a great way to support general practice
11 Sep 2013
Nothing frustrates me more as a GP than seeing my patients inconvenienced unnecessarily because of the rigidities of the heath system.A case in point is Medicare-funded GP MRI... -
Election should result in greater support for General Practice
23 Sep 2013
The Coalition’s win in the recent Federal election will provide more support for general practice.Primarily, this comes in the form of the Coalition’s pre-election... -
View from the BEACH
02 Dec 2013
We know from the Department of Health that 85 per cent of Australians visited a GP at least once during 2012-13.Well, two new health reports released in the past fortnight have... -
Protocols will never replace a doctor
17 Dec 2013
A baby’s death, whenever or however it occurs, is a profound loss. This was evident from the recent media coverage of the coronal findings into the tragic death of... -
2012 – Year of transformation
16 Jan 2012
According to the Mayan calendar, 2012 will be a year of transformation. This got me thinking about the challenges that lie ahead for GPs and how the AMA can best provide for... -
Doing more for less
07 Feb 2012
Teaching medical students in private general practice comes at a cost. GPs do not have the luxury of quarantined paid teaching time, such as our hospital colleagues enjoy, and we...
