Introduction by Croakey: The novel coronavirus pandemic has cast a sometimes uncomfortable spotlight on our health care systems, highlighting both strengths and systemic shortcomings. As evi... Read more
Social prescribing is popular with both doctors and patients but the infrastructure and funding are lacking, according to a new report calling for the practice to become a routine part of pr... Read more
In an ode to primary care published ahead of the Federal election last year, GP Dr Karen Price suggested Australia could learn from Denmark, which has been able to dramatically reduce the nu... Read more
Please download, read and share this report, compiling our coverage of the 2019 annual forum of the Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (CPHCE) at the University of NSW. Amy Coopes cov... Read more
In this latest edition of The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell reviews plans for primary health care reform, highlights the need to address housing as a critical determinant o... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: World Health Organisation chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus last week congratulated world leaders for embracing the “political choice” of #HealthForAll... Read more
Why is timely, coordinated access to all the sectors and services needed to maintain health and address health care needs often so hard? Is this a wicked problem, or are there examples of pr... Read more
Australia has no national minimum data set for primary health care. This means that no comprehensive, ongoing data set exists in this country that can show how and why people use and access... Read more
If life coaches and wellness gurus are to be believed, the average New Year’s resolution lasts just two weeks, a fraction of the time the ensuing guilt lingers. For change to be truly... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Today (12 September) marks 40 years since the World Health Organization member countries gathered for the International Conference on Primary Health Care in Almaty,... Read more
