Socioeconomic status linked to dementia risk: Study Dementia and its risk factors do not affect all communities equally, write Associate Professor Yen Ying Lim and Dr Emily Rosenich.
Close the gap: Transformational change and allyship This year’s report advocates for new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led efforts to reduce inequalities.
Concerns Queensland pharmacy trial will ‘widen the gap’ Advocacy groups say there has been limited consultation and little consideration for the wellbeing of First Nations peoples.
Progress made on Closing the Gap Latest AIHW figures show the health gap is narrowing between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians.
In Practice: How to prevent and manage patient aggression Also find out about new PBS changes, as well as CPD opportunities, vaping webinars and more.
More than $1b committed to help Close the Gap The funding includes $254.4 million to address the life expectancy gap via infrastructure upgrades to Aboriginal Medical Services.
Close the Gap PBS Co-payment changes a ‘positive step forward’ The RACGP has welcomed changes that aim to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ access to subsidised medicines.
RACGP makes positive Indigenous health advocacy trip For Professor Peter O’Mara, the reason for his advocacy journeys to Canberra can be summed up in one word: connection.
RACGP leads in reconciliation ‘we can all work towards’ This week marks 20 years of Reconciliation Australia and almost three decades of the country’s formal reconciliation process.
Closing the gap through ‘treaty, truth-telling and healing’ The 2021 Close the Gap report focuses on leadership and legacy in working to achieve health equity in Australia.