Richard Reed
@RichardLReed
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I have a friend with a baby in ICU fighting for their life with an antibiotic resistant bacteria. This is why I will NOT support pharmacists prescribing "UTI" antibiotics for presumed infection without examination.These drugs are precious & we are squandering them for convenience
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Story time. 1. I once worked in a practice where one receptionist(X) did the lions share of the work. X was so effective, efficient & proactive that the useless practice manager (PM) was oblivious to how much work they actually did. [Good work is often invisible]
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This #SystematicReview by @LaddsEmma @trishgreenhalgh and colleagues found limited research on continuity of care in general practice in a context of widespread remote and digital care
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GPs: have you ever considered an academic career? For the first time, UQ is offering clinician-researcher scholarships of $56k/year to undertake a PhD + continue your clinical work. Contact Prof Katharine Wallis k.wallis@uq.edu.au by end February 2023 with questions and EOIs.
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EXCLUSIVE: The head of the RAH emergency department has resigned via a four-page letter blasting SA Health for “offending the very humanity” of clinicians. Read her scathing letter here. #TheAdvertiser
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The current GP crisis highlights the importance of quality GP academia in inspiring students to choose general practice as a career. #GPCrisis
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Study finds that team-based primary care was correlated with increased emergency dept. visits for patients recently diagnosed with dementia when compared to similar patients receiving care from a physician-only primary care practice. https://t.co/rsLMfvwx3N
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An @RACGP #AGPT #AcademicPost can be ‘a great simple test to see if you are interested in research and teaching and can give you the skills to launch into a PhD’: @DrDanEpstein who recently completed both, told #newsGP.
racgp.org.au
The RACGP has announced its 2023 academic post cohort, as well as more support for GPs in training who want to pursue a PhD.
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Excellent UK study of effect of care plans and review on primary care costs for people with serious mental illness. This planning and implementation primarily accrued savings in secondary care. Suggests this activity is of high value to health system.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
A largely unexplored part of the financial incentive for physicians to participate in preventive care is the degree to which they are the residual claimant from any resulting cost savings. We...
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If you're a #GP working in a low socioeconomic area, and #bulkbilling patients in need - this #budget is just another slap in the face, in a long line of slaps in the face. No rebate increase, no BB incentive increase. The message is clear - we're on our own. @RACGP @ACRRM
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@ketaminh Practice owner here: our GP travelled 2000 km to work in a remote town and made a small loss whilst being separated from family for a week to service the community…. But sure, it’s a rort 😕 @abc730 @brookmanknight @ACRRM
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Fabulous thread on Mental Health care in Gp. From the ever brilliant @GilliantheGP (Don’t mess with her❤️patients ) The cracks that GPS plug held together with our expertise on complexity. 😥 Needs resourcing. ✅ And needs it now.✅✅ Or How the “team” fails the GP
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I’ve been watching this play out & @ian_hickie it’s not ok. During the pandemic Australia’s GPs have been the absolute engine room of our health response, are woefully underpaid & are beyond exhausted. They’re our frontliners AND do the bulk of MH work. We must support them.
1/2 GPs ditching bulk billing as costs rise and Medicare rebates lag - Great summary of industrial campaign by GPs (withdraw services to disadvantaged) and position of @RACGP, more $$ for current activity; @Mark_Butler_MP @MelissaLDavey
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Medicare has made it COMPULSORY that we use MH item numbers for pts with MH problems. There is no MH item number for >20 mins. This means if you see me for 40 mins with a physical health issue you get $113 back from Medicare. MH? $76. This is outrageous
health.gov.au
Advice for health providers and other users of the Medicare Benefits Schedule on the interpretation and application of MBS items, explanatory notes and associated legislation, to assist them in...
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Sigh "GPs wrote >1.2 million mental health plans ... but only 1/3 were reviewed, meaning patients’ progress was largely unmonitored by their GPs." No, GPs billed a 1/3 of their reviews using a MH Medicare number. The rest were billed with other numbers. https://t.co/28zyW8hRw7
insightplus.mja.com.au
One thing is clear: primary mental health care must be at the heart of the next stage of national mental health reform, write Sebastian Rosenberg and Ian Hickie
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Can someone please explain to me why a muddy music festival in the anti-vax capital of Australia is get so much more coverage on the ABC than a lethal public health crisis?
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