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Finding the right psychologist isn’t just about who’s available. Here’s what to ask, what to look for, and how to make sure the approach fits your needs.
The latest figures suggest it’s easier now to find a bulk-billing GP. But poorer patients can still miss out, for one important reason.
Shorter wait times and lower costs. That’s what people with ADHD and their families can expect now Victorian GPs are getting more involved with diagnosis and treatment. But questions remain.
Here’s what’s really going on while you’re in the waiting room.
Is patient empowerment empowering everyone, or widening the health-inequality gap?
How do you know when it’s time to find a new GP? Here’s what to consider if you have that niggling feeling.
The pharmacist will see you now. Will a proposal for pharmacists to work out of GP clinics really work? Here’s what we know so far.
Patients are being clear about what they want but nobody’s listening.
Patients have been slow to sign up for MyMedicare. But what is MyMedicare? And how could we learn from other countries to help patients enrol?
So-called ‘continuity of care’ has many health benefits, yet it’s becoming increasingly rare.
Nurse practitioners can write prescriptions and help people with chronic conditions. As New Zealand struggles with GP shortages, these highly skilled nurses could step into the gap.
Staff shortages, under-funding and burnout are among the reasons GPs are turning away new clients. The primary healthcare sector needs more money – and maybe a new model for treating patients.
The aim is to make health care affordable and sustainable. Our new research shows how.
Greater payroll taxes for GP clinics means lower profits. Clinics will seek to make up the shortfall in revenue by other means – and this could include reducing the number of patients they bulk bill.
Older adults in poorer areas would benefit more from seeing the same GP, but often find continuous primary care harder to access.
The new NHS workforce plan for England promises a 50% increase in GP training places by 2031. But the challenges GPs are wrestling with go much deeper.
In Australia’s bulk-billing ‘deserts’, it’s incredibly difficult to find a doctor who will bulk bill. The government should step in to support or set up clinics so locals have access to health care.
Catch-up vaccinations are free. These hints and tips will help you get started.
The problems facing the NHS have been years in the making: a result of poor decision-making, lack of political consensus and chronic underinvestment.
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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General Practitioner, PhD Candidate, Bond University
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Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Projects Officer, Centre for Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Honorary Senior Fellow in Health Service Research, University of Birmingham
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Professor of General Practice, Adelaide University
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Professor in Health Services Research, University of Plymouth
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Professor of Primary Care, University of Oxford
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Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor for Responsible Business, Middlesex University
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Professor of Health Policy, University of York
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Professor in Primary Health Care, University of Bristol