Questions emerge regarding new SA bid to ease ED strain Ambulances have begun taking some patients to GP-led priority care centres in an effort to relieve Adelaide’s strained hospital network.
Is ‘self-care’ the future of medicine? Proponents say it could help manage an ageing population struggling with chronic disease, but its effect on primary care is yet to be determined.
South Australia to address rural GP shortage The South Australian Government has drafted a plan to try and fix the major shortfall in its rural primary care workforce.
Funding boost for dementia research The $21 million includes support for a general practice-focused project investigating a holistic approach to dementia prevention.
GP visits can help avoid health ‘black hole’ New research finds the average person aged 40 and over has five unidentified health problems that can be reversed with early intervention.
Primary care gets small slice of the funding pie Nearly 90% of Australia’s healthcare spending in 2016 was used to fund hospital and ambulatory services, and medical goods.
Primary care really does make you live longer: Study A growing body of evidence shows that primary care doctors are associated with longer lives for their patients.
Chemoprevention better than cure A primary care-led approach is aiming to help GPs protect at-risk patients against certain types of cancer – in many cases before they develop.
RACGP questions partnership between health insurer and chemist chain A health services partnership between one of Australia’s largest health insurers and largest chemist chains has been slammed by medical bodies.
Survey finds communication key reason for unnecessary healthcare More than half of the GPs in a nationwide survey cited difficulties in accessing patient information as a crucial aspect of unnecessary healthcare.