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Older people over-represented in emergency departments

Older people over-represented in emergency departments

A new study has found that large numbers of older people are often presenting to emergency departments when they could instead be seeing a GP.


Outlining changes to urgent after-hours items

Outlining changes to urgent after-hours items

The Federal Government’s changes to urgent after-hours Medicare rebates will take effect from 1 March.


Ban on direct-to-consumer advertising by after-hours providers welcomed by RACGP

Ban on direct-to-consumer advertising by after-hours providers welcomed by RACGP

RACGP President Dr Bastian Seidel told newsGP he is pleased with the news after-hours primary care services would no longer be allowed to employ direct-to-consumer advertising.


What the new after-hours rebates mean for GPs

What the new after-hours rebates mean for GPs

The Federal Government’s recent changes to Medicare rebates are designed to better reflect the qualifications of doctors providing urgent after-hours care.


RACGP welcomes changes to after-hours care rebates

RACGP welcomes changes to after-hours care rebates

President Dr Bastian Seidel has applauded Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt for heeding the RACGP’s concerns and implementing evidence-based adjustments to after-hours Medicare rebates.


Healthcare no place for advertising gimmicks

Healthcare no place for advertising gimmicks

RACGP President Dr Bastian Seidel writes for newsGP about Dial a Home Doctor offering 10,000 tickets to Dreamworld on the Gold Coast.


After-hours care not value for money

After-hours care not value for money

The current structure of after-hours healthcare provision in Australia ‘supports the provision of comparatively low-value medical care and does not represent value for money for the taxpayer’, the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Taskforce has found in its final report.
 


After-hours services facing ‘day of reckoning’

After-hours services facing ‘day of reckoning’

The RACGP has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to launch an investigation into after-hours medical services following News Corp reports it is using unqualified doctors to treat patients.
 


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