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Are pharmacies the answer to patient frustration with GPs?

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…

17th September 2019

A new master’s degree from the University of Sydney seeks to disrupt the continuing education market by providing GPs with…

11th July 2019

The PBAC is being urged to overhaul the methods it uses to assess the costs and benefits of vaccines, amid claims the…

25th June 2019

The rebate for the new GP heart health item remains stuck at $72.80 — the same as a level C consult — almost three months…

24th June 2019

With a new government in Canberra and good prospects of stability for the next three years, it is the perfect time to…