Pandemic results in nearly 100,000 fewer GP visits, MBS data reveals Concerns over coronavirus and burdening the health system have seen people put off consultations and tests for management of chronic illnesses.
Fears of post-pandemic ‘tsunami of health problems’ General practice consultations and specialist check-ups for chronic disease remain down across the board amid coronavirus fear.
GP webinar series on obesity management The Rethink Obesity webinar series will give GPs insight into successful weight management services and chronic disease care plans.
Major new campaign encourages patients to see their GP Look after your health – keep seeing your GP. That’s the message of a new RACGP campaign.
Breaking the cycle of shame and blame for obesity To mark World Obesity Day, Dr Georgia Rigas is calling to shift the focus from ‘loss of weight to gain in health’.
Data reveals the poor health of the disadvantaged The gap in the quality of health between the disadvantaged in Australia and those more affluent is continuing to widen, new research has found.
Mixed outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health Smoking rates have declined, but nearly one in two people have a chronic condition that poses a significant health problem, a new ABS report found.
Could Australia do more to tackle chronic disease? Yes, says the WHO A world-first study on the global implementation of World Health Organization-recommended policies shows we are falling behind.
Social prescribing tackling loneliness and isolation Innovative trials and a high-level discussion forum have put social referrals high on the primary care agenda.
How do you live a life more ordinary? When a ‘broken’ man came to Dr Hester Wilson, she was faced with the limits of what medicine could offer.