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When ideology and election cycles determine health policy – and patientcare deteriorates.
Meet Jimmy. A nice young man living in Canberra with a good, above average, income. And he has a wealthy father who cares deeply about him. Jimmy has the common cold and feels a bit off. He really cannot go … Continue reading
Posted in ACT health, Afterhours services, bulkbilling, walk in clinics
Tagged ACT health, GP, walk in clinics, WiC
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Smoke & mirrors.The Politics of Medicine
Canberrans woke up this morning to the sounds & sights of the Media lamenting the fact that “Canberrans are the most likely to be slugged fees for Medicare services” A dramatic description followed describing how the latest AIHW report had … Continue reading
Don Quixote de la Canberra
The ongoing saga of trying to create public awareness of the massive waste of money represented by the ACT Government funded Nurse-led Walk in Clinics has finally, after literally years of campaigning, led to an article in our local Canberra … Continue reading
Posted in ACT health, bulkbilling, Medical workforce issues
Tagged GP, walk in clinics, workforce
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The Good Life aka being a Rich, Greedy GP in Canberra
I find myself pondering on how the Media and the Public perceive Canberra’s GP workforce. As Scientists medical practitioners are taught to deal with facts and not with anecdotes so let’s review the facts: Who is the typical Canberran? According to … Continue reading
Posted in ACT health, bulkbilling, walk in clinics
Tagged politics, walk in clinics, workforce
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The GP Clinic owned and funded by the ACT Health Department
Sounds bizarre doesn’t it ? But let’s think about it. Currently we have two Nurse-Led walk in clinics that ACT Government funds with plans for another 11 million Dollars clinic in the near future and another two down the track. … Continue reading
Posted in ACT health, bulkbilling, Health Insurance, Medical Admin, Medical workforce issues, Medicare
Tagged ACTHealth, GP, Health Insurance, Medicare, politics, workforce
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When bulkbilling is NOT bulkbilling
It is an amazing sight to see the ongoing Free advertising that the Canberra Times provide to a Specific GP group within Canberra. This has been consistent every single time that the National Health Cooperative has a new venture. Meanwhile … Continue reading
Thawing the Medicare freeze – one tiny icecube at a time
May is budget month and as usual health and specifically Medicare featured very strongly. In particular much was made of the treasurer undertaking to roll back the freezing of Medicare rebates that has been stuck at the same level for … Continue reading
The Sick System -Survival or Greed ?
A recent excellent article in The Australian (See text below) highlighted the longstanding issues in our health system that are gnawing away at it like termites and will lead to the system imploding if we do not act. The article identifies … Continue reading
Posted in bulkbilling, Health Insurance, Medical Admin, Medical ethics
Tagged Bulk billing, GP, Health Insurance, Medicare, politics
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A future without doctors – ACT Health’s vision for the Territory
A recent piece in the Canberra Times highlighted the path that the ACT Government is setting out for medical practice in the Territory. We all accept that the provision of healthcare is expensive. What I, as a provider of Primary Healtcare, cannot … Continue reading
Posted in bulkbilling, Medical Admin, Medical ethics, Medical workforce issues, Uncategorized
Tagged ACT health, politics, walk in clinics
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Medicare – a brief explanation for our patients
This is how Medicare works when you go to your GP
Dr Thinus' musings 
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