Australian Doctor News

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…
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Scientia Professor Mark Harris
Medical Observer Opinion

Are we tackling obesity the wrong way?

14th October 2019
When it comes to obesity, it seems that everyone has an opinion. Some advocate that individuals should 'take responsibility…
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diet
Australian Doctor News

Three in four GPs want to charge co-op style fees: poll

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…
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Money
Pharmacy News

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…
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problem and solution
Australian Doctor News

'No jab, no pay': parents of under-fives are backing it

1st August 2019
Four out of five parents back the government’s controversial ‘no jab, no pay’ vaccination policy; however, there are still…
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Infant vax
Pharmacy News

Call for revamp of 20-year-old National Medicines Policy

22nd July 2019
Australia's 20-year-old National Medicines Policy is lagging behind other countries and is need of a review, say University…
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Call for revamp of 20-year-old National Medicines Policy
Medical Observer Opinion

Who's a Medicare expert? Anyone by law, no one in reality

16th July 2019
I have never liked the word ‘expert’. It feels imprecise and poorly defined, like knowing exactly when to enter a roundabout…
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Complex maths