Is Omicron a greater threat to children than previous COVID variants? The new strain has widely been touted as the ‘milder COVID’, but more children are ending up in hospital than ever before.
People who smoke ‘significantly more likely to die’ from COVID And they are 80% more likely to be admitted to hospital than people who do not smoke, according to new research.
Preventable hospitalisations reveal access gaps between states, PHNs The data supports findings that areas of lower socioeconomic advantage and higher levels of remoteness need better access to quality primary care.
New care standard highlights GPs’ importance in prevention of blood clot deaths GPs can play a key role in prevention of deaths from venous thromboembolism after hospitalisation, which is a much more serious problem than many people may realise.