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MethodWe analysed GP encounters with children aged <15 years that were collected in the Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health (BEACH) program from April 2000 to March 2003 and April 2012...

Socioeconomic disadvantage has a known effect on health, with less advantaged Australians self-reporting poorer health than those classified as more advantaged.1 The least advantaged Australians...

Respiratory conditions, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and respiratory infections are among the most common problems managed in Australian general practice, at 17.8%...

Effective communication between general practitioners (GPs) and their patients is essential to the provision of high-quality care and the best health outcomes for patients. Criterion 1.2.3 of The...

Gallbladder disease was managed at a rate of 0.2 per 100 encounters in BEACH, suggesting approximately 380 000 GBD patient-doctor encounters nationally per year. Gallbladder disease was managed...

Men’s health is often described in terms of male-specific (sexual and reproductive health) problems, but it is their broader health behaviours and use of health services that contribute to their...

We sought to investigate whether similar patterns of GDM existed in Australian general practice using the BEACH data. Between April 1998 and March 2013, 14 770 GPs collected information on 419 785...

Asthma is among the most commonly managed chronic problems in general practice.1 About 2.3 million Australians (10.2%) had asthma in 2011–12, a significantly lower prevalence than in 2001 (11.6%).2...

Chronic heart failure is a clinical syndrome associated with unpleasant symptoms such as shortness of breath, ankle swelling and fatigue.1 In Australia, the National Health Survey reported an...

There has been little published research about the rate of management of musculoskeletal injuries (eg fractures, sprains/strains) in Australian general practice. There has been a national increase...

Published literature provides information about the prevalence of obstetric and gynaecological problems in the population. Many of these conditions are more prevalent in specific age groups. For...

Figure 1 demonstrates a relatively steady increase over the decade in the number of thyroid function tests ordered for every 100 problems managed, from 1.1 (95% CI: 1.0–1.2) per 100 problems in...

In BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health), between April 2007 and March 2012, PE was managed at only 28 per 100 000 encounters with adult male patients. In December 2008 to January...

There is little evidence that self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) benefits patients with non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes (T2D). While considerably more expensive, SMBG appears to be no more...

Figure 1 shows the patient characteristic-specific rate of SRCs. Patients aged 15–24 years had the highest likelihood of having an SRC, followed by those aged 25–44 years. Patients from regional...

We examined the likelihood of general practitioners (GPs) ordering at least one of three coeliac/gluten-associated tests (CGATs) at BEACH GP–patient encounters in Australia in April 2000–March 2014...

General practice has always been the cornerstone of Australia’s healthcare system. Almost all Australians (85%) visit a general practitioner (GP) at least once in any given year,1 and GPs act as...

Travel advice and vaccination for general practice patients before their travel was investigated in a sub-study of the Bettering the Evaluation And Care of Health (BEACH) program in May and June...