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GP care plans don’t cut hospitalisations: study

11th November 2019

GP management plans funded by the MBS do not help keep patients out of hospital, say researchers who are backing calls to…

14th October 2019

When it comes to obesity, it seems that everyone has an opinion. Some advocate that individuals should 'take responsibility…

24th September 2019

Up to three-quarters of GPs say they would charge patient membership fees in return for bulk-billing if it were clearly…

14th August 2019

Patients are sick of rising GP costs and wait times and should have the option of consulting pharmacists for minor ailments…

1st August 2019

Four out of five parents back the government’s controversial ‘no jab, no pay’ vaccination policy; however, there are still…

22nd July 2019

Australia's 20-year-old National Medicines Policy is lagging behind other countries and is need of a review, say University…

16th July 2019

I have never liked the word ‘expert’. It feels imprecise and poorly defined, like knowing exactly when to enter a roundabout…