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Increasing numbers of Australians accessing homelessness services

Increasing numbers of Australians accessing homelessness services

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found one in 84 Australians accessed homelessness services in 2016–17.


Interpreter services now available to a wider range of general practice patients

Interpreter services now available to a wider range of general practice patients

The Federal Government’s Translating and Interpreting Service has provided expanded services for GPs and their patients from non-English-speaking backgrounds.


Mental health encounters on the rise in general practice

Mental health encounters on the rise in general practice

One out of every eight general practice encounters in 2015–16 was related to an issue of mental health, according to new data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.


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.


Dr Josie Guyer: Growing strong with patient connections

Dr Josie Guyer: Growing strong with patient connections

Dr Josie Guyer is the inaugural winner of the RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Growing Strong Award.


Fighting excess sugar consumption in Cape York

Fighting excess sugar consumption in Cape York

Excessive sugar consumption is a major health problem in many remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities throughout Australia.


Dr Ronald Schweitzer: Working with men who commit violence against women

Dr Ronald Schweitzer: Working with men who commit violence against women

While many GPs may be relatively familiar with the management of people who have experienced family violence, Dr Ronald Schweitzer’s work is on another side of the issue.


Health ministers delay identifying hidden sugar on food labels

Health ministers delay identifying hidden sugar on food labels

Ministers from the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation last week failed to come to a decision on whether added sugars should be more clearly and comprehensively labelled on food products.


Studies reveal sharp rise in obesity across most ages

Studies reveal sharp rise in obesity across most ages

Australian adults in all but one age range are significantly more likely to be obese now than in recent decades, according to statistics from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.


Identifying the underlying signs of family violence

Identifying the underlying signs of family violence

The complex nature of family violence means it rarely presents in an obvious way.


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