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Primary healthcare steering group revealed

Primary healthcare steering group revealed

The 12-person panel will guide primary care reforms covered in the Federal Government’s Long Term National Health Plan.


Use of general practice and enhanced primary care services rising

Use of general practice and enhanced primary care services rising

Data on Medicare-subsidised health services shows Australians are visiting GPs more, with general practice representing one in three services used.


AI can diagnose ‘just as well as human doctors’ – but cannot replace them

AI can diagnose ‘just as well as human doctors’ – but cannot replace them

New research suggests the diagnostic skills of artificial intelligence are on par with doctors, but Dr Evelyn Lewin believes the patient–doctor relationship can never be replicated by technology.


Primary care funding close to a third of total health expenditure

Primary care funding close to a third of total health expenditure

Australian health expenditure of more than $185 billion in 2017–18 reflects a small increase from previous years, new AIHW figures show.


Medicare confirms validity of electronic referrals

Medicare confirms validity of electronic referrals

A six-month push for information has provided clarity on the previously murky area of Medicare rebates derived from electronic referrals.


NDIS review to streamline processes

NDIS review to streamline processes

The Federal Government has announced a thorough assessment of the scheme, designed to cut red tape and reduce wait times.


What does the new patient charter mean for general practice?

What does the new patient charter mean for general practice?

newsGP examines how the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights can help improve processes and doctor–patient relations.


Eliminating stigma in practice

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.


Fifty per cent of total deaths potentially avoidable: Report

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

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.


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