General Practice
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Where will Medicare Locals be in three years time?
15 Jul 2012
At this year’s National Conference the Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing, Peter Dutton, said: “We won’t continue with the Medicare Local structure.” Mr Dutton cited a range of... -
Family Doctor Week 2012
05 Aug 2012
Last month the spotlight fell on GPs, with the AMA celebrating Family Doctor Week from 16 to 22 July. It was a great week to focus our attention on what it means to be a GP... -
Better Access now poorer access
19 Aug 2012
A recently published report in The Medical Journal of Australia, using data from the Better Evaluation and Care of Health (BEACH) project, has shown that under the Better Access... -
Ask the AMA first
02 Sep 2012
At the recent AMA Parliamentary Dinner every political speaker noted in their speeches the contribution that the AMA makes in its advocacy to health policy development and... -
Medicare Locals and After Hours – a Field of Dreams?
16 Sep 2012
The last meeting of the After Hours Technical Working Group (AHTWG) was held recently and it was a disheartening and frustrating occasion. The stakeholder representatives, such as... -
Release of AMA Position Statements on Emergency Planning
30 Sep 2012
We all know that Australia has its fair share of natural disasters and emergencies.When summer comes around, Australians are on alert for reports of bushfires, storms and floods.... -
GP Super Clinics: Evaluation
15 Oct 2012
An initial evaluation of the GP Super Clinics program has not delivered the glowing report card that the Government would have been hoping for.The evaluation, for 2007-08, focused... -
GP expertise recognised as governments plan for the worst
02 Nov 2012
A couple of editions ago, I wrote about the AMA’s work in advocating for a more considered and active role for GPs in emergency planning and response measures.With summer... -
Changing lanes – making the leap from bulk billing
05 Nov 2012
In 1999 my practice partner and I came to the difficult realisation that continuing to bulk bill everyone was no longer financially sustainable.Three years earlier we had taken... -
Hope for end to discharge summary lucky dip
19 Nov 2012
Every GP knows the importance of timely, high quality discharge summaries.For patients being discharged from hospital, they are fundamental to the safe and effective handover of...