MyMedicare is a new voluntary patient registration model. It aims to strengthen the relationship between patients, their general practice, general practitioner, and primary care teams. It zeroes in on a crucial aspect of our healthcare system, continuity of care –...
Social prescribing is the practice where health professionals, including GPs, have the resources and infrastructure to refer and/or link patients to a range of local, non-clinical social services, or even social activities groups – in a bid to address the social...
Breastfeeding is a natural way for a mother to feed her baby and it provides the nutrition a baby needs during their first 6 months. However, there are a range of obstacles that can make it hard – everything from parental exhaustion to lack of knowledge and even, in...
Breast cancer has several risk factors, in particular age and genetics. Drinking alcohol is also a significant risk factor but evidence suggests that some women aren’t aware of it. Considering a rising prevalence of risky drinking among middle-aged and older women,...
As we know, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have a huge disparity in health outcomes compared to non-Indigenous Australians. In fact, the Department of Health highlights that the burden of disease for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is 2.3...
