Home doctor services, also known as medical deputising services, provide after-hours primary health care to patients in their home or aged care facility on behalf of the patient’s regular GP. … Read more…
Home doctor services, also known as medical deputising services, provide after-hours primary health care to patients in their home or aged care facility on behalf of the patient’s regular GP. … Read more…
Deprescribing is the process of supervised reduction of medications, or stopping them altogether, when they are no longer of benefit to the patient or even doing more harm than good. … Read more…
[ezcol_1half]The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) of Australia recently released data which shows that those living in rural and remote communities access mental health services at one fifth the rate … Read more…
A proposal to alleviate doctor shortages in regional Victoria and NSW through the establishment of a new medical school is not supported by existing doctors and medical students. The proposed … Read more…
[ezcol_1half] Continuing with the theme of mental illness, this post looks at the reasons why people with mental health issues tend not to live as long as the general population. … Read more…
[ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Mental health care has been a hot topic of discussion in Australia for some time. Data shows that about 14% of issues dealt with in the Australian health … Read more…
Research shows that 1 in 5 searches relate to health, and half of smartphone users say they have used their smartphone to look up health information. This includes searching for … Read more…
In a recent post we spoke about Trump’s battle with Obamacare. As Donald Trump continues to astound the world with his unique style of presidency, there continues to be a … Read more…
[ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Despite concerns the Medicare rebate freeze would negatively affect GP earnings, a recently released report shows that GP pay is actually increasing above inflation and rising at double … Read more…
[ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Anaesthetics is a vital part of care for patients requiring surgery and other procedures, and for critically ill patients. Each day in Australia around 17,000 patients will receive … Read more…