Labor calls for halt to ‘nudge’ letters targeting GPs
Chris Bowen says the DoH should apologise to GPs for its co-claiming crackdown.
Tag: Health reforms
The bleak future of private health insurance
Geoff Summerhayes speaks of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's 'growing concern'.
State health ministers accuse Greg Hunt of failing on GP care
EDs are buckling under pressure that could be relieved by GPs, they say.
One year on, is the NT’s floor price for booze actually working?
Despite the grumbles about the nanny state, the introduction of a floor price for alcohol in the Northern Territory appeared to go down relatively easy, with the…
As Australia burns, where is our plan?
As the fires continue to burn across eastern Australia, the full scale of the health impacts and the capacity of health services to adequately respond…
Charlie Teo, UTI menace and 40-minute care plans: AusDoc stories of the year
A review of three more of the top 15 stories of 2019.
The story of 2019: GPs and the Three Musketeers
GPs are facing a constant barrage of persuasion at the hands of logos, pathos and ethos, writes Dr Justin Coleman.
It’s simple – unless GPs are rewarded for care co-ordination, patients will suffer
We primary care doctors go above and beyond for our patients. It's time to formally structure and reimburse this work, writes Dr Hans Duvefelt.
Drug company distortion of medical evidence needs to end
Commercial influence over doctors has run-off negative health effects for the general public, and needs to be stopped, writes Dr Ray Moynihan (PhD)…
This is what’s missing in the Commission’s mental health report
The draft report fails on prevention, it's 'like a report on cancer having little to say about smoking', writes Professor Anthony Jorm.
