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GPs aiding international student agents to exploit Australian visa ‘loophole’, inquiry hears

Agents earn extra commission by shuffling foreign students between providers in what Labor calls an unethical ‘shadow economy’

The Guardian - AU

The Guardian view on the government’s primary care plan: a diversionary tactic

Editorial: Relieving the pressure on GPs by directing patients elsewhere does nothing to solve the workforce crisis across the NHS

The Guardian - UK

Best push carts for golfers in 2023

Turn a good walk into a great walk with this list of best push carts in 2023.

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Coptic Orthodox Christian church helps cure Wagga Wagga's chronic GP shortage

A doctor couple helps to buy and fix up an old church in Wagga Wagga, NSW, fixing the town's chronic shortage of GPs.

ABC News

Why Bernd Maylander is the safest pair of hands in F1

Of course, it’s the FIA’s F1 safety car driver Bernd Maylander. The 51-year-old from Waiblingen, in the southwest of Germany, has the ice-cold veins required to keep F1’s racers in check when things go off the rails.

Autosport

Former Qld police commissioner wants to keep door 'open' on GPS trackers for youth offenders

Bob Atkinson, who also sat on the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, says the use of GPS trackers may be a useful tool into the future, despite a low uptake during a Queensland trial.

ABC News

Private detective appeals to Nevada Supreme court in Reno mayor's lawsuit over GPS tracking device

A court battle between the mayor of Reno and a private investigator who secretly tracked her with a GPS device ahead of the November election is moving to Nevada's Supreme Court

The Independent UK

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GPs, bulk-billing and MyMedicare: The budget measures that may change how you see a doctor

Tuesday's federal budget included a $5.7 billion boost for general practice, but that's not all the budget had in store for primary health care. Let's take a look at everything that's been announced and what it could mean for you and your health.

ABC News

Glasgow GP's claim practice for homeless was closed despite 'lack of consultation'

A councillor raised the issue after a group of GPs also flagged up concerns about the ability of existing GP services to care for the specialised needs of the homeless.

Glasgow Live

UK Company BackPedal Uses GPS And On-Ground Teams To Stop E-Bike Theft

UK-based company BackPedal specializes in the recovery of stolen e-bikes via the integration of modern GPS technology and on-ground manpower.

InsideEVs

Fundraising cycle from Balloch to Oxfordshire aims to raise awareness of Postpartum Psychosis

Richard Baish lost his much-loved wife, Alex, in September last year following after a battle with postpartum psychosis - a condition that affects more than 1,000 new mums every year.

Daily Record

Regional GP clinics say Queensland and federal incentives will not ease doctor shortage

Regional GPs say twin incentives to lure more health staff to Queensland and increase bulk-billing are a "shot in the arm", but could backfire in places where they're needed most.

ABC News

Budget incentives for Australian GPs unlikely to increase available bulk-billing appointments, experts say

Health policy analysts say payment boost will not reverse the trend of practices already charging patients gap fees

The Guardian - AU

Garmin Instinct Tactical hits record low price today

Save 35% off the list price of this super tough GPS sports watch while this offer lasts

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Melbourne GP says Medicare incentives unlikely to make it easier to see bulk-bulling doctor

It is a move the federal government hopes will help put a stop to the rapid decline of bulk-billing rates, but GPs say the changes still mean most people seeing a doctor will have to pay for it.

Newcastle Herald

Pharmacy prescriptions for women for UTI infections and the pill

Trial will improve access to medications and ease pressure on GPs.

Irish Mirror

'Doctors told me I needed to lose weight for years, but I actually had a six stone cyst'

Paisley Dylan visited several GPs who dismissed her concerns as weight-related, leaving her undiagnosed for seven years until she discovered she had a massive cyst

The Independent UK

Staff shortages force pharmacies to close for 100,000 hours in a year amid plans to give them more work

Exclusive: It comes as experts warn plans to move work from GPs to pharmacies will have ‘marginal’ impact on GP crisis

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Budget incentives won't fix bulk-billing shortage, Newcastle GP says

GPs are unlikely to switch to bulk-billing if their costs aren't being covered.

ABC News

NSW man pleads guilty to DV offences, bugging ex-lover's bedroom and tracking her car

A Lake Macquarie man has pleaded guilty to seven domestic violence offences after a GPS tracking device was removed from his ex-lover's car and police found a listening device in her bedroom.

The Guardian - AU

What are the budget’s changes to bulk billing and when will they take effect?

What you should know about the Albanese government’s new health incentive before trying to get a bulk-billed GP appointment

The Independent UK

Lack of evidence on antidepressants for chronic pain, say experts

The new study included 176 trials and almost 30,000 patients

Wales Online

Hundreds of thousands of people given antidepressants for pain 'without proof they work'

In a large study, only one was found to provide any pain relief

The Independent UK

Thousands take antidepressants for pain without proof they work – experts

The new study included 176 trials and almost 30,000 patients.

ABC News

Will the federal budget's bulk-billing incentives make it easier to see a doctor? For some patients, maybe

The centrepiece of last night's federal budget is designed to reduce healthcare costs for some of Australia's most vulnerable people. So how much is it likely to help?

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