Cancer experts want free screenings for high-risk patients to detect deadly melanomas before they take hold,as people delay checks due to the rising out-of-pocket cost.
Some pockets of NSW,Queensland and Victoria have much lower vaccination rates,as “vaccine refusal” continues to persist.
A growing number of people could be living with undiagnosed cancer,as pandemic disruptions and worrying bowel cancer screening rates hamper early detection.
In the same year the Albanese government pledged to overhaul the health system,the proportion of GPs who said they bulk billed all their patients halved from 24 to 12 per cent.
The health minister said doctors had called the measure a game changer. But the College of GPs’ president has warned the PM it risks being squandered.
Queensland will offer expanded GP incentives and urge students to take up health careers as it grapples with national workforce shortages and surging demand.
Paramedics say urgent care is their “bread and butter” and they could help ease the strain if GPs could employ them under Medicare.
Doctors and general practice owners have welcomed a decision by the Queensland government to not subject GPs to extra payroll taxes.
By the fifth visit,the three-year-old was dying and couldn’t be saved. Now Dio’s family wants answers about her treatment.
The use of temporary doctors – and the agencies that manage their placements – is costing our health system $1 billion.
Speculation that Wesfarmers is eyeing telehealth business InstantScripts is another reminder that the retail giant wants access to the health and wellness industry.