The story of the PHN which set up a $2 million charity that delivered no services
A Primary Health Network has shut down a charity it established to support GP practices at risk of collapse, having spent $2.2 million on the…
Tag: Primary Health Networks
Primary Health Networks: The $12 billion black hole experiment
The Australian National Audit Office report released last month is of considerable length and uses language that could only excite an accountant. Perhaps its biggest…
‘We want to get on the front foot’: PHN’s rescue plan to help GP practices stay open
Dozens of GP practices have signed up to a Primary Health Network’s new viability assessment platform amid a worrying spate of closures and mergers. In…
‘Why I had to quit Northern Queensland PHN’: Dr Nicole Higgins
Dr Nicole Higgins, a former board director on the network, says it has become entangled in a web of 'influential organisations, institutions and re…
Local GPs lose $100,000 after-hours grant to corporate that ‘doesn’t do in-person consults’
Dr Sara Renwick-Lau says she is disappointed by the decision, which leaves the town of Mallacoota with no funding for GP after-hours cover.
Most patients happy with their GPs: survey
But more patients put off seeing the doctor when needed compared with previous year.
How I became a fan of primary health networks
And no, it's not just because I'm a member of a PHN board.
Is your patient a victim of an online love scam?
Elderly women are most at risk, but GPs can help by making sure patients get the right advice, says Dr Ian Taylor.
