Preventable hospitalisations soar in GPs’ absence: AIHW Patients with limited GP access are hospitalised three times more than their city counterparts, and the RACGP warns this will only worsen without a funding shakeup.
New tool aims to reduce kids’ hospitalisations for UTI A world-first tool which determines a unique score of clinical features will help GPs decide the correct route of antibiotics for UTIs in children.
Is prescription affordability impacting hospitalisations? Research has revealed patients unable to pay for medication are ending up in hospitals, as doctors call for cost-of-living relief.
Testing concerns as COVID hospitalisations hit record levels More people are currently in hospital across Australia with COVID-19 than at any other time during the pandemic.
Booster protection wanes after four months – what does this mean for winter in Australia? The US CDC’s latest report on the durability of booster protection has found a more than 20% decline in effectiveness against emergency department encounters.
Research suggests hospitalisation risk lower for Omicron UK data indicates the variant is less severe than Delta, though increased transmissibility and reduced vaccine efficacy remain major concerns.
Vaccination far lower for people with intellectual disability: Study Researchers say urgent action is needed to address what they describe as systemic neglect.
Sweeping changes proposed to key indicator of general practice quality An RACGP–AIHW collaboration has led to major improvements to the Potentially Preventable Hospitalisations indicator.