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#RuralGeneralist is like a Swiss knife — able to morph into whatever the situation demands. It’s not multitasking for the sake of it; it’s connecting all parts of #ruralhealth care into one purpose @RuralDoctorsAus @ACRRM @RiverinaRTHub @RuralDoctorsOrg omny.fm/shows/destinat…

Everyone’s talking about the “new” bulk billing incentives. Is it really a win for general practice — or a slow trap that trades independence for control? Access & quality shouldn’t be opposites, yet somehow, our system keeps forcing us to choose open.substack.com/pub/alamyoosuf…

🚁 $158.8M for 3 new ambulance helicopter bases in rural NSW is a WIN! But the job’s not done until we fix retrieval pathways such as no >250 km by road, selection of destination 🏥 @RyanPark_Keira @NSWAmbulance @RuralDoctorsAus @RDANSW

Billion-Dollar Digital Health Record SDPR @NSWHealth — That Forgot to Talk to Primary Care! It took Special Commissioner to finally state obvious! @RyanPark_Keira @RACGPPresident @RuralDoctorsAus @stephenjduckett @MelissaSweetDr @ACRRM

Special Com Inquiry into Acute Care by @NSWHealth screaming out 👉🏼Embedding prevention in State health services is MUST 👉🏼If primary care is inefficient, 2ry/Tertiary care won’t cope/perform Major restructure needed @RyanPark_Keira @JulieLeask @RACGPPresident @RuralDoctorsAus

@NSWHealth Special commission of inquiry highlights the need for accessible equitable primary care in rural. State - Federal divide is not an excuse for LHDs @RyanPark_Keira has mammoth task ahead health.nsw.gov.au/Reports/Pages/… @RACGPPresident @RuralDoctorsAus @k_eagar @DrJoeMcGirrMP

The Special Commission of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding report - it’s a must-read. health.nsw.gov.au/Reports/Pages/… Little analysis and evidence - the optimal way of risking the wastage of precious public funds. You can responsibly stop this! @RyanPark_Keira @MaryAnneThomas

Let it die, just don’t be seen killing it: The silent policy behind rural procedural decline Rural hospitals are hollowing out — open in name, empty in service. We chase ‘system safety’ while communities left unsafe? @RACGPPresident @DoverMarian @RyanPark_Keira @RuralDoctorsAus

First report on evaluation of Medicare Urgent Care Centres released health.gov.au/sites/default/…

Good review piece, still early days for AI use obviously, but now might be the time to think about implications for MBS prices and policies on use nature.com/articles/s4158…

What happens when you do surgery with a chainsaw: "Hundreds of Thousands Will Die." newyorker.com/podcast/the-ne…

Why I’ve Decided to Retire from Presenting Elections Plus a few words of thanks antonygreen.com.au/why-ive-decide…

@ian_hickie @Mark_Butler_MP Fair point. Primary care might involve far more things than dr stuff, steering the clinical care navigation will need clinical leadership.

An excellent historic overview - but, where is health care headed in the 21stC? Demand for more specialized care will grow (with high out of pocket and Govt costs) - primary care can be far less doctor dependent. High quality and affordable care are essential @Mark_Butler_MP

@stephenjduckett Lots of focus on “to make Medicare healthy”. Universal/free access is important but won’t fix all issues I think we forget to focus on “to make people healthier” and to reorient Medicare?

$265M GP training (400+spots) $205M GP reg sal incentives $44M GP trainee entitlements $44M John Flynn placements $48M 100+ CSP med students $3.5B tripling bulk bill incentives $500M women’s health Total 4B What is rest of 8.5B for? @stephenjduckett @wrightdrmc

✅Will $8.5B Medicare boost reduce out-of-pocket costs? Yes ✅It will easily increase fully bulk-billing practices. Already 4,500 clinics are (out of 7,500) fully bulk-billing Good policy @wrightdrmc @MaritaCowie @Mark_Butler_MP @AlboMP

Great to see GP/RG focus in today’s health workforce announcements by @Mark_Butler_MP & @AlboMP ✅More GP training places ✅New salary incentives GP trainees ✅New parental & study leave payments for GP trainees ✅More junior doc rotations in GP ✅More funded med school places

‘It’s what we should be doing anyway’: using financial incentives to promote relational continuity in Australian General Practice—a nested case study analysis academic.oup.com/fampra/article…

Rural communities are now welcoming interns & junior docs who are yet to finalise their future training pathway! Help us show them how awesome a rural medical career is :) 👉 bit.ly/3WjcCW2 #DestinationRural #gorural #ruralhealth

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