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One in two Australian adults have at least one of the most common chronic conditions of cardiovascular disease, mental health disorder, arthritis, back pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma or … Read more…

appointment such as a physical check-up with their GP. An even greater number of workers, 86 percent, said they would cancel or reschedule a preventative healthcare appointment due to pressures … Read more…

health care and social assistance jobs are expected to add 250,500 new jobs over the five years to May 2022. According to the Australian Jobs 2018 guide, the top three … Read more…

The New South Wales Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) claim that the shortage of midwives means that new mothers are not receiving an appropriate level of care and are being … Read more…

The new AMA president is outspoken in his criticism of waiting list blow-outs and unaffordable private health insurance. Dr Bartone wants to see better co-ordination of care between health providers … Read more…

Smartphones have changed the way we live and have proved invaluable in emergencies. It seems that there’s an app for everything, and now an app is helping to save lives. … Read more…

Patients are able to search by hospital and see the performance measures of more than 5000 surgeons in 12 different specialties across the UK. The decision to make the data … Read more…

Evidence says that having a regular GP is beneficial in terms for health outcomes. Even patients who visiting the same practice have better health outcomes due to the continuity of … Read more…

The framework to guide the secondary use of data in My Health Record system was developed in collaboration with consumers, clinicians, medical researchers, industry experts, privacy advocates and the Office … Read more…

One such scheme is the Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS) which was initially piloted in 1999 by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Australian College of … Read more…