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Dismay at drug company push for govt subsidy
A DRUG company push to enlist doctors and patients into pressuring the federal government to subsidise the warfarin alternative dabigatran has been branded “appalling” and “inappropriate”.
Mental health groups’ open letter pushes for end to ‘neglect’
THE mental health sector has fired another salvo ahead of the election, urging both parties to “do the right thing” and end the “decades of neglect” of mental health. Twenty-six groups have signed an open letter, published for free today by The Australian , beginning: “Dear Julia and Tony, we call on both of you to show true leadership”. The letter is more supportive of the Coalition’s mental health strategy than Labor’s, but warns that it must be backed up with a longer-term plan and broader range of services. More than 20 other ...
AMA enlists patient support to stand up for GPs
THE AMA has come out fighting on general practice issues, launching a campaign in the lead-up to the federal election amid concerns over the profession’s future under planned sweeping health reforms. As part of the campaign, Family Medicine is running out of time, the association has called on all parties to develop policies which “support and preserve” the vital role of GPs. And, in a rare move, it is now seeking to enlist the support of patients. A patient petition demanding that the Government cut red tape, ensure patients have the right to choose their ...
AMA mobilises patients to highlight value of family doctors
THE AMA is enlisting the help of patients in its efforts to put health front and centre of the political debate in the lead-up to the 21 August federal election. Posters and a petition are being distributed to practices across the country urging both Labor and the Coalition to “release policies that support and preserve the vital role of family doctors in local communities”. AMA president Dr Andrew Pesce said with an ageing population and rising chronic and complex health conditions, GPs remained under intense pressure. Dr Pesce also criticised the location of some of the ...
Patients’ voice to be heard in petition presented to Parliament
GRASS roots GP lobby group Doctors Action has enlisted 12,000 patients in its latest request for Labor to ensure the doctor patient relationship is not damaged amid ongoing health reform. Doctors Action president, Western Sydney GP Dr Adrian Sheen, last week presented Liberal shadow health minister Peter Dutton with his patient petition. More than 12,000 patients registered their concerns that the health reforms, such as GP Super Clinics and greater roles for nurse practitioners, risked undermining the doctor-patient relationship. The petition was launched late last year following the establishment of the Doctors Action group at a ...
Growing support for GP action group
SUPPORT for a grassroots GP lobby group to oppose the Government’s health reform agenda has continued to gain momentum, with more than 3000 patients signing a petition supporting access to family GPs. Since it was formed at a rally of frustrated GPs just over a month ago, the Doctors Action (DA) group has attracted more than 250 doctors as members. DA president Dr Adrian Sheen said the growing support reflected rising concern among GPs and their patients that reforms, such as the GP super clinics initiative and the move to grant nurse practitioners access to the MBS ...
GP set to lobby Government with patient support
TIRED of Health Minister Nicola Roxon’s “adversarial” approach to primary care reform, one Victorian GP has decided to launch a campaign of his own. MO columnist Dr Ron Elisha has started a petition in his Melbourne practice, informing patients about the potentially damaging effect of proposed reforms, in particular voluntary patient registration. Patients are provided with an information sheet and are invited to sign a petition. So far, more than 360 patients have signed, and Dr Elisha expects the number will grow. “When I have discussed the proposed reforms with patients, they ask ‘Why ...