Government provides MyMedicare incentive clarity Practices and practitioners will soon be able to sign up for the new General Practice in Aged Care Incentive ahead of its launch on 1 August.
Are young people in aged care being overprescribed? Following revelations that much-needed medication reviews are being missed and younger residents are facing an increase in polypharmacy, what can GPs do?
New Aged Care Incentive ‘a bandaid solution’ GPs are calling for the program to be reformed, saying its requirements are too onerous and the incentives are too low.
New standard warns against over-medicating the elderly Chemical restraint should only be used as a last resort when treating vulnerable patients, according to a new national standard.
‘Long overdue’: Aged Care Act delay worries GPs Leaked documents have suggested incoming aged care reform could be delayed significantly, as GPs struggle with existing red tape.
Redefined accreditation could boost mobile care clinics The RACGP has launched a revised definition of general practice in an effort to make accreditation and access to incentives more inclusive.
Urinary superbugs: Are we going about it wrong? A new study investigating rates of antimicrobial resistance in aged care highlights the need for a potential overhaul of antibiotic guidelines.
Could psychotherapy ease depression in aged care? Researchers say it also reduces an ‘over-reliance on antidepressants’, but one GP says the plan is impractical without a funding boost.
‘Could these medicines be doing more harm than good?’ Australian medical groups are asking clinicians this question as part of a push towards reducing polypharmacy.
Wealthy residents should pay more for aged care: Taskforce GPs say they hold the key to streamlining the troubled sector, but must be better supported to do so, in response to a long-awaited funding review.