The LNP candidate for Griffith, former AMA president Dr Bill Glasson, has reportedly backed away from his previously stated support for a GP co-payment, a development that is seen as an ackn... Read more
@WePublicHealth, if you haven’t already met, is a new Croakey initiative that aims to encourage citizen journalism with a public health focus. Each week, there is a different guest tweeter,... Read more
Stephen Duckett writes: A new Grattan Institute report released this week, Access all areas, tells a mixed story about Australians’ access to general practitioners (GPs). The good news... Read more
Access to primary care for those Australians living in rural areas has been a continuing issue for a number of years. Previous attempts to resolve this have concentrated on methods of increa... Read more
By Kellie Bisset A little bit political As the nation adjusted to the news of a new Prime Minister, it was still unclear at the time of writing whether Health Minister Tanya Plibersek would... Read more
Anthony Scott writes: If you live far from a city, you are likely to be in poorer health than your urban counterparts; you’re also less likely to use health-care services and if you do, you’... Read more
Traditional approaches to medical education need a radical overhaul if we are to develop a sustainable health system that truly helps those with the greatest needs. But trying to turn around... Read more
What a missed opportunity. The intense media interest in the Prime Minister’s recent visit to western Sydney created a perfect opening for some public debate about the wide-ranging factors t... Read more
The access of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients to medications is improving, but more could be done to identify Indigenous patients in general practice, says Jill Dixon, a proje... Read more
Associate Professor James Gillespie writes: Croakey contributors have recently been debating the impact of the Rudd/Gillard health reforms. A recent survey of public opinion on attitudes to... Read more
