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…
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‘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.
