‘Long overdue’: Aged Care Act delay worries GPs Leaked documents have suggested incoming aged care reform could be delayed significantly, as GPs struggle with existing red tape.
Redefined accreditation could boost mobile care clinics The RACGP has launched a revised definition of general practice in an effort to make accreditation and access to incentives more inclusive.
Urinary superbugs: Are we going about it wrong? A new study investigating rates of antimicrobial resistance in aged care highlights the need for a potential overhaul of antibiotic guidelines.
Could psychotherapy ease depression in aged care? Researchers say it also reduces an ‘over-reliance on antidepressants’, but one GP says the plan is impractical without a funding boost.
‘Could these medicines be doing more harm than good?’ Australian medical groups are asking clinicians this question as part of a push towards reducing polypharmacy.
Wealthy residents should pay more for aged care: Taskforce GPs say they hold the key to streamlining the troubled sector, but must be better supported to do so, in response to a long-awaited funding review.
Study reveals aged care’s painkiller dependence Opioid painkiller usage in Australian facilities is 30-fold higher than in other countries, with an expert GP calling on colleagues to ‘think outside the box’.
Audit calls for PHN transparency overhaul Sweeping changes must be rolled out to ensure the program is accountable and consistent, according to an Audit Office investigation.
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The Complexities of Polypharmacy Dr Krystyna de Lange talks with Deborah Hawthorne, a rural-based clinical pharmacist from northeast Victoria, about the complexities of polypharmacy and the crucial need to reduce unnecessary medications.