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MyMedicare is a scheme that encourages patients to register with a regular GP practice to improve their health. But few patients have enrolled.
An interim report into Medicare urgent care clinics (UCCs) shows that they are five times more expensive than a GP consult according to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).
After six years, the Therapeutic Guidelines have released an “unprecedented” update to the antibiotic guidelines, covering several infections commonly treated in primary care.
One significant challenge within Australia’s health care system is the rising wait times to see medical specialists. Our research reveals a significant increase in wait times for psychiatric specialist services across Australia, with regional and remote areas facing the greatest challenges.
Are we best served by continuing to pursue high-tech solutions for health care, or should we be allocating funding to more cost effective measures?
Social media is a public publication platform. Doctors who confuse familiarity with privacy, do so at their peril, writes Dr Maria Li.
On March 26 NSW Health issued an alert advising people to be vigilant for signs of measles after an infectious person visited Sydney Airport and two locations in western New South Wales.
Public hospitals in NSW face more industrial action from doctors fed up with low wages and unsafe conditions.
As the Trump administration continues its program of “reciprocal tariffs” and the pharmaceutical industry calls out the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and generic drugs, Australian health experts say that Australia must preserve the current system.
