Band-Aid fixed? Govt launches GP wound care scheme to fund dressings for 20,000 patients
GPs can enrol patients and order the government-funded dressings online.
Some 20,000 older patients with diabetes will be eligible for free dressings each year under a long-awaited Federal Government scheme.
For years, doctors have warned that GP practices lose money by offering wound care, especially when they are banned from charging for bandages after a bulk-billed consultation.
