A Booster for Australia�s Immunisation Program
17/8/06
Immunisation of Australia's children will be improved under a $625,000 funding boost to general practice state-based organisations.
ADGP Chair Dr Jenny Thomson said ADGP welcomed the increased funds and said Australian children will benefit from the boost.
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Medicare queues a thing of the past
13/8/06
Wasting lunch hours lining up to claim back Medicare rebates will be a thing of the past under changes to the Commonwealth Government Medicare payment system that were announced today.
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Young fit, don�t want to get sick
12/8/06
Marking International Youth Day (August 12), the Australian Divisions of General Practice have urged young people across Australia to find and visit their general practitioner.
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AMA gets full support on GP hospital teamwork
26/7/06
Calls by the AMA to have GPs involved and informed of their patient�s conditions and treatments, whilst in hospital have been fully supported by the Australian Divisions of General Practice (ADGP).
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Cut the draconian intervention, interference and intrusion
19/7/06
The Australian Divisions of General Practice (ADGP) supported calls made by Australian Medical Association (AMA) President, Mukesh Haikerwal during his address to the National Press Club in Canberra today, calling for the removal of the red tape that is strangling GPs.
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Ground breaking initiative for young Aussie�s mental health
18/7/06
Today�s launch of headspace, a new $54 million initiative to address mental health and drug and alcohol issues experienced by young people has been welcomed by consortium member, the Australian Divisions of General Practice (ADGP).
ADGP in conjunction with the ORYGEN Research Centre, the Australian Psychological Society and the Brain and Mind Research Institute will work as a coalition to directly target this spiraling issue affecting so many young Australians.
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COAG congratulated on common sense
17/7/06
Historical reforms to GP registration agreed on at today�s COAG meeting have been welcomed by the Australian Divisions of General Practice (ADGP).
ADGP Chair Dr Jenny Thomson said it was about time Australia recognised the importance of national registration for general practitioners.
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Co-ordinated COAG approach equals effective care coordination
17/7/06
Australians suffering from mental illness will be far better assisted following the COAG agreement on a National Action Plan on Mental Health.
The creation of 900 new mental health �helpers� will result in a smoother transition between levels of care and more importantly help avoid the �revolving door syndrome�- relapse and readmission.
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Half the 1.2 million Australians living with diabetes don�t know it
10/7/06
Complications can affect the heart, kidneys, eyes, nervous system and circulation. It�s one of the top ten underlying causes of death in Australia- it�s diabetes and 600,000 Australians don�t even know they have it.
Australian Divisions of General Practice Chair Dr Jenny Thomson said during National Diabetes Week anyone who has symptoms, or are at risk of developing diabetes should visit their GP and be tested.
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Partnership breaking the sick cycle
6/7/06
The second round of announcements for the Healthy for Life program, designed to break the Indigenous cycle of poor health has today been welcomed by the Australian Divisions of General Practice.
ADGP Chair Dr Jenny Thomson said the program directly addresses chronic illness by allowing health services to improve the prevention, early detection and management of chronic diseases.
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