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Shared Care Model between GP and non-GP specialists for complex chronic conditions

February 2023 - Increasingly patients are living with multiple chronic diseases. General Practitioners (GPs), as expert generalists in the health system, provide holistic management and play a vital role in care coordination. When patients are referred for specialist care there can sometimes be a disconnect with the GP.

Healthcare for people from refugee backgrounds and people seeking asylum

People from refugee backgrounds often have higher rates of long-term physical and mental health issues compared with other migrants.

The RACGP position on the use of telehealth in general practice

October 2023 - All Australians deserve access to a high-quality, comprehensive and connected primary care sector coordinated through general practice by the general practitioner (GP) who knows them best.

Seamless exchange of information between aged care and general practice

The patient medical record systems used in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) are not compatible with those used in general practice.

Disease-specific MBS items

As specialist generalists, general practitioners are trained to treat a patient as a whole person, not a specific illness or issue in isolation

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Electronic clinical decision support in general practice

Electronic clinical decision support (eCDS) is well established in general practice but it has potential to play an even greater role in supporting the delivery of high-quality, evidence based care

The role of private health insurance in primary healthcare

There is an opportunity for private health insurance to support patient access to the model of general practice care described in the Vision

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