Eliminating stigma in practice Stigma and discrimination can be significant barriers to healthcare for marginalised patients – but a new resource aims to help practitioners identify these barriers, and break through them.
Medevac repeal one step closer The Federal Government has voted to scrap asylum seeker medical evacuation laws, but passage through the Senate is still uncertain.
Fifty per cent of total deaths potentially avoidable: Report Many avoidable deaths could have been potentially prevented by individualised care, or treated through existing primary or hospital care.
The Status Resolution Support Service and the ‘Legacy Caseload’: A primer for GPs Dr Gillian Singleton, a GP with a special interest in refugee health, discusses the impacts of cuts to the Status Resolution Support Service on the lives of asylum seekers in Australia.
Raising dementia awareness in multicultural Australia The ‘Moving Pictures’ project has come up with an innovative way to raise awareness of dementia in Australia's diverse communities.
Patients with ‘empathic’ GP at reduced risk of early death: Research The researchers said the potential impact of empathy is ‘comparable to prescribing medicines’.
Working to address ongoing trauma of the Stolen Generations The Healing Foundation is hopeful a report on the intergenerational effects of the Stolen Generations will guide a trauma-informed policy strategy.
Advocates applaud court decision on Medevac bill remote assessments The Coalition Government is unhappy with the court’s decision – but refugee health advocates argue the finding is sensible and humane.
‘Someone needs to say, enough’: Mental health on Manus Island GP advocates believe a spike in incidents of self-harm and attempted suicide in offshore detention show an urgent need for a change in policy.
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.