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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

Advnture

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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.

ABC News

Pharmacy prescriptions for women for UTI infections and the pill

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

Newcastle Herald

'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

Irish Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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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.

Newcastle Herald

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.

ABC News

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 Guardian - AU

Lack of evidence on antidepressants for chronic pain, say experts

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

The Independent UK

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

Wales Online

Thousands take antidepressants for pain without proof they work – experts

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

The Independent UK

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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Suunto Vertical review: a GPS sports watch perfectly designed for multi-day adventures

With superb maps and battery life, the Suunto Vertical is a great choice for hiking, trail running, and mountain biking trips

Bike Perfect

Mind telemetry tech on Mondraker's new Summum takes the guesswork out of downhill suspension setup

Mondraker's Mind telemetry and GPS tracking system is now available on their latest Summum downhill bike

USA Today Sports Media Group

Laser or GPS: Which distance-measuring device should you buy?

Discover how golf lasers and GPS devices work, and which could help you most on the course.

Wales Online

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

Paisley Dylan saw a series of different GPs, all of whom told her it was just weight, and it took seven years before she found out she had a massive cyst

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Daily Mirror

Tories abandon 2019 manifesto pledge to recruit 6,000 more GPs in England

Rishi Sunak notably refused to repeat the vow to recruit 6,000 more GPs by the end of next year on a visit to Southampton to promote his new pharmacies blueprint

The Independent UK

PM refuses to repeat Tory pledge on increasing number of GPs

It comes as health minister Neil O’Brien admitted the target to add another 6,000 by 2024 would be missed.

Nottingham Post

Full list of common illnesses pharmacists can now treat with new prescription powers

Pharmacists have now been given the power to treat a number of common illnesses

The Guardian - AU

Health boost in 2023 budget gives GPs $3.5bn sweetener to bulk bill more patients

Tripling of the fee doctors receive for Medicare bulk billing and other measures aim to improve access to primary health care

Daily Mirror

Seven illnesses pharmacists can now treat with new prescription powers - see full list

A "radical" overhaul of GP services means pharmacists have new powers to prescribe drugs for seven common conditions, as women will also be able to get oral contraceptive pills over the counter

Manchester Evening News

Major pharmacy change will make patients' and GPs' lives easier

Treatments for seven common conditions including earache, sore throat and urinary tract infections will be available without seeing a doctor

The Guardian - UK

Pharmacies in England to offer prescriptions for seven conditions amid surgery crisis

Proposal is designed to free up 15m GP appointments over the next two years

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