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Heavy menstrual bleeding: Understanding the options

Heavy menstrual bleeding: Understanding the options

Hayley Harrison served as a consumer advocate for the Australian Commission of Safety and Quality in Health Care on the ‘Heavy menstrual bleeding clinical standard’, bringing her lived experience of the condition to the working group.


Difficulties in healthcare access for people with disability

Difficulties in healthcare access for people with disability

An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report released earlier this week shines a light on the difficulties Australians with disability can face in accessing healthcare.


80% of Australians have a regular GP: The importance of continuity of care

80% of Australians have a regular GP: The importance of continuity of care

Long considered a core component of general practice, continuity of care is becoming increasingly complex in the world of modern general practice.
 


Shining a light on perinatal depression and anxiety

Shining a light on perinatal depression and anxiety

The statistics on late maternal mortality in Australia are stark.


New clinical standard to help address variation in care for heavy menstrual bleeding

New clinical standard to help address variation in care for heavy menstrual bleeding

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) recently launched its Heavy menstrual bleeding clinical care standard (the Standard), with the goals of informing best practice for healthcare providers and empowering the 25% of women of reproductive age who experience the condition.
 


How to write effective referral letters – three useful examples

How to write effective referral letters – three useful examples

Referral letters are a vital, if time-consuming, aspect of a GP’s life. A well-written referral can make all the difference when a patient visits a specialist, and show a level of care and expertise on the part of the referring clinician.
 


Productivity Commission report recognises importance of general practice in Australian healthcare

Productivity Commission report recognises importance of general practice in Australian healthcare

The Productivity Commission’s latest report, released to the public yesterday, contains detailed recommendations for a significant overhaul of Australia’s health system, including strong recognition of the importance of preventive and primary care.
 


Closing the smoking gap for pregnant women

Closing the smoking gap for pregnant women

With as many as 45% of pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women smoking during pregnancy, compared to 13% of non-Indigenous women, it is vital that healthcare professionals are equipped with the best available tools to aid in their smoking cessation.
 


GP17: Foundation of patient-centred care

GP17: Foundation of patient-centred care

GP17 is set to offer GPs from all over Australia what they most want at the annual RACGP conference


Dementia death rates rising

Dementia death rates rising

Dementia is now the leading cause of death among women in Australia, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This is a significant development given ischemic heart disease has previously been the leading cause of death for both sexes in Australia since the early part of last century. 
 


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