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PM pumps $537 million into improving aged care

PM pumps $537 million into improving aged care

The funding is to increase home care packages, reduce chemical restraints, and get younger people out of residential aged care.


Primary healthcare steering group revealed

Primary healthcare steering group revealed

The 12-person panel will guide primary care reforms covered in the Federal Government’s Long Term National Health Plan.


Decrease in funding a ‘turning point for general practices’

Decrease in funding a ‘turning point for general practices’

A steady decline in bulk-billing rates can be attributed to under-funding and the cost of running a practice, experts told newsGP.


Primary care funding close to a third of total health expenditure

Primary care funding close to a third of total health expenditure

Australian health expenditure of more than $185 billion in 2017–18 reflects a small increase from previous years, new AIHW figures show.


PIP QI fact sheet clears up uncertainty

PIP QI fact sheet clears up uncertainty

Released by the Department of Health, the fact sheet seeks to address concerns raised by the RACGP and the wider profession.


GPs urged to show caution when joining PIP QI

GPs urged to show caution when joining PIP QI

The Federal Government program will inject $200 million into primary care, but what do practice owners need to be aware of before signing up?


GP visits can help avoid health ‘black hole’

GP visits can help avoid health ‘black hole’

New research finds the average person aged 40 and over has five unidentified health problems that can be reversed with early intervention.


Details of government incentive program revealed

Details of government incentive program revealed

It is described as a ‘major change’ for general practice, but questions over PIP QI remain less than a month ahead of its implementation.


Experts back calls for preventive action on chronic disease

Experts back calls for preventive action on chronic disease

Australia’s tidal wave of chronic disease is growing, but GPs’ ability to deal with it is hamstrung by funding, experts say.


What does the Coalition victory mean for general practice?

What does the Coalition victory mean for general practice?

newsGP examines the likely effects of the election result.


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