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‘Set up for failure’: bush GPs frustrated by ‘chaotic’ locum system

Medical workers say they are disillusioned by policies that ‘do not reflect the reality of how rural health systems work’

The Guardian - AU

GPs are abandoning bulk billing. What does this mean for affordable family medical care?

GPs have been sounding the alarm over rising costs of providing care – compounded by the pandemic and more complex demands. Many have said they are abandoning bulk billing, the Medicare scheme that pays doctors a flat rate for providing consultations.

The Conversation

Driver pinches her OWN Land Rover back from thieves using little-known GPS trick

Jo Coombs was stunned when her Land Rover Discovery was stolen from outside her home, but quickly remembered her insurance policy came with a GPS tracker - and she got to work locating her car

Daily Mirror

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Labor's health package won't 'strengthen' Medicare unless it includes these 3 things

“Strengthening Medicare” is one of Labor’s key election platforms. On Saturday, one week from the election, the opposition finally outlined its commitment to prop up the ailing primary care system, with a A$970m funding package.

The Conversation

Govt. to take GPS route for K-Rail survey

Plan for geotagging to determine alignment to circumvent protests against project

The Hindu

Country doctor shortages are taking a toll on people's health. Mallee candidates share their healthcare plans

People in western Victoria are being diagnosed with serious illnesses later, and sometimes too late to save their lives, the Rural Doctors Association says. Here is what Mallee candidates say they will do to improve healthcare in the region.

ABC News

One in four people with dementia ‘suffer symptoms for two years before diagnosis’

The Alzheimer’s Society has produced a new symptoms checklist with the Royal College of GPs.

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Moving from city to regional Australia means dealing with severe gap in affordable health care

For South Coast NSW resident Kim Hawkins, keeping up with medical expenses has been a real struggle since moving from Melbourne.

ABC News

Jeremy Hunt ‘ignored’ NHS staff shortages while health secretary

Health unions say Tory leadership hopeful, now highlighting labour crisis, failed to take action in his ministerial role

The Guardian - UK

Prescribe fitness classes to more obese and inactive people, councils say

The NHS could save more than £30 million if GPs prescribed local leisure services to one million inactive people over the next decade, a report says.

The Independent UK

Labor promises almost $1 billion for Medicare and GPs if it wins federal election

Federal Labor is entering the election campaign home stretch armed with a promise of almost $1 billion in new Medicare and primary-health funding if it wins next weekend's federal poll.

ABC News

Why the parkrun practice initiative will encourage more GPs to engage in social prescription

Steve Connelly experienced debilitating depression and anxiety after his battle with heart disease, but a visit to his GP — and a left-field script — changed his life. Now Australian GPs are looking to increase "social prescriptions" with a breakthrough partnership.

ABC News

Digital snooping on sanitation workers

The smartwatches, called Human Efficiency Tracking Systems, raise questions about privacy and data protection

Salon

Humza Yousaf insists 800 more GPs will be hired in Scotland as public satisfaction dips

The health secretary spoke out following the publication of a patient survey which found more Scots are unhappy they can't see their GP in person.

Daily Record

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The Independent UK

Wrecked Russian fighter planes found with rudimentary GPS receivers ‘taped to dashboards’

Wallace says Russia’s top officers failed their troops on the ground

ABC News

GPS oversight blamed for rise in tractor crashes with powerlines on South Australian farms

South Australia's electricity distributor believes navigational technology may be behind a rise in collisions involving powerlines, saying farmers may have been forgetting to program the location of infrastructure into their computer systems.

The National (Scotland)

Just two-thirds of patients have positive experience with GPs, poll finds

JUST two-thirds of Scots had a positive experience at their GP practice last year, a new survey shows.

Newcastle Herald

Hard to get: GP shortages leave Lake Macquarie families desperate for appointments

The only practice that could see her toddler that day was a 45-minute drive away in Bateau Bay.

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Queensland's swinging seat of Longman a 'scrapping and struggling' battle for Labor and Liberal, analyst says

Longman is a marginal Queensland seat, north of Brisbane, that loves to swing and is a crucial battleground for the federal election, with major and minor parties vying for votes from the retiree haven of Bribie Island to the mortgage belt of Caboolture.

Irish Mirror

Garmin Fenix 7 Sapphire Solar review: The ultimate adventure sports watch

Despite stiff competition from Coros, Garmin remains in pole position in the multisport watch field with its Fenix 7 series

Wales Online

GPs struggling to get help for people with mental health concerns

Poll claims family doctors are having to provide support that is beyond their competence

The Independent UK

GPs struggling to secure help for people suffering mental health crises – poll

One in 10 GPs said they were forced to put children or young people on anti-depressants at least once every month due to a lack of other options.

The Guardian - UK

UK poised to hand further £1.3bn military package to Ukraine

Equipment will include anti-battery radar systems, plus GPS jamming and night-vision devices

The Guardian - AU

‘We don’t feel it’s safe’: the systemic failures in rural healthcare

Medical staff say western NSW health system is so under resourced patients are palmed from hospital to hospital

Wales Online

Slimming World and Weight Watchers not getting enough NHS referrals, says study

Study highlights lack of relationship between doctor's surgeries and weight management programmes

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