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GP Fees Will Likely Increase From Today, Here’s Everything You Need To Know

For the third time this year, the cost of seeing a GP is likely to increase. So how much is your next visit going to cost you?

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Extended prescriptions reforms a ‘no brainer’, but not a silver bullet

Doctors pushing for reforms could mean patients get extended prescription, to aid the cost of living crisis and healthcare crisis.

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Pharmacy contraceptive pill trial a 'band-aid solution'

The health minister welcomes a proposed trial to allow pharmacists to prescribe the contraceptive pill but doctors' groups have criticised the move.

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Premiers to use national cabinet to plead for more federal funding for hospitals and GPs

Premiers and chief ministers will enter a pivotal national cabinet meeting today demanding more federal funding for Australia's health system, amid warnings the "broken" sector is heaving under strain and needs urgent repair.

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Australia is 'odd one out' on sugar tax

The Australian Medical Association has renewed calls for the nation to follow the lead of 85 countries and jurisdictions and impose a tax on sugar.

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Will COVID-19 ruin Christmas? Why it's now harder to predict the pandemic's future

Experts say it's risky to make predictions about COVID-19 based on what's going on in other countries because the pandemic is different now than it was previously.

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GP shortage focus of roundtable talks between health minister and experts

The precarious state of general practice is the most concerning pressure on the healthcare system right now, according to federal Health Minister Mark Butler, who has met experts to brainstorm long- and short-term solutions amid concerns the GP workforce could collapse.

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Australia 'facing decade-long GP shortage'

Inadequate funding is making it tougher for medical students to come through the system as the nation faces a predicted shortage of GPs over the coming decade.

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Hospital funding clash to be reignited at national cabinet as states call for more resources

The states and territories will again push the federal government to abandon a funding cap and extend a 50:50 funding share of public hospital services, as demand from COVID-19 continues to strain the system.

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BoM forecasts wetter-than-average summer for eastern states – as it happened

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Sydney news: Sydney Water works overnight to restore water in northern Sydney after pipe burst

MORNING BRIEFING: Sydney Water crews have worked overnight to restore full services in northern Sydney after about 2,000 locals went without water since Saturday due to a burst water main in Lane Cove.

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Chronic wounds affect 420,000 Australians each day, cost $3b a year to treat

Sam Gregory-Jones was the only registered nurse in her small country hospital when her son needed urgent treatment. But like so many other rural health centres, it didn't have the right dressings for his wounds.

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Pharmacies want over-the-counter COVID-19 antiviral access in Australia, as more people look to take oral treatments

Two COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments have been approved for use in Australia, and some say they should be more readily available.

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New Zealand allowed pharmacists to dispense COVID-19 antivirals and 'everyone realised it was a win'

With Australians dying from COVID-19 every day, some experts are pointing to New Zealand's approach to antivirals as an example of how to improve access to the potentially life-saving medications.

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The Guardian - AU

‘Everything is on the table’ to address regional NSW healthcare, minister says after scathing report

Bronnie Taylor says government accepts there is a ‘need to do more’ and will pore over 44 recommendations

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AMA welcomes proposed $460m mental health facility in Sydney despite questions over staffing

New centre in city’s west will bridge ‘really big’ gap between public and private care and must have ongoing funding, medical association says

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