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New ADHA standards framework unveiled, by Holly Payne. Are you a GP owner on the NSW Central Coast? Mark Butler has beef with you. https://t.co/L8POIAc34n #medtwitter

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$25m bulk-billing clinic rollout begins in NSW, by Amanda Sheppeard. But the move has GP leaders questioning the impact on other businesses, and why community health can’t have a share. https://t.co/zf4hbJMRt4 #medtwitter

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Urgent care clinics to get $1.8bn budget sugar hit, by Cate Swannell. UCCs are now a permanent fixture, says the PM. But wouldn’t it be great if government could take the same proactive approach to background funding for ‘normal’ general practice. https://t.co/2dqtbFqqqA

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‘Nudge’ tactics not always useful, by Holly Payne. The measure of success for compliance letter campaigns is often a reduction in prescribing volume, rather than appropriateness of care. That’s not very patient-focussed now, is it? https://t.co/xPzGbSSzjV #medtwitter

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Specialist fees a ‘BBQ stopper’: Butler, by Caitlin Wright. Labor will ‘test the boundaries’ of the Constitution when it comes to curbing high out-of-pocket specialist costs. https://t.co/VI68BU5Iim #medtwitter

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When is a bulk billing clinic not a bulk billing clinic? By Holly Payne. When it is supported by other funding sources, of course. https://t.co/bukaU3AUSq #medtwitter

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RACP members speak out after failed EGM, by Euan Kielly. RACP members fear for the college’s future, with anticipation building in the leadup to the incoming board election. https://t.co/yvARhZeXXQ #medtwitter

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How do you escape the 80/20 rule? By Holly Payne. In January and February alone, the PSR ordered various practitioners to repay more than $3 million. https://t.co/Hm0PtpN3PM #medtwitter

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Chaos erupts at RACP vote to oust president, by Euan Kielly. Just when it looked to be burning out, the RACP leadership spill has seen yet another twist. https://t.co/uSGAeIrWmD #medtwitter

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Pharmacists gain s8 prescribing endorsement in AHPRA plan, by Holly Payne. Consultation on the proposed national pharmacist prescribing standard has opened. Let the games begin. https://t.co/u7AlaEHlY0 #medtwitter

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Free RSV jab rollout for older Aussies welcomed, by Amanda Sheppeard. Health leaders say the program will save lives and ease pressure on hospitals. https://t.co/uLlt383pqN #medtwitter

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Private billing name-and-shame is ‘gutless politics’: AMA Tasmania, by Holly Payne. A federal politician’s ‘disappointing political stunt’ will likely increase patient aggression toward general practice staff in the island state. https://t.co/ahbCBybOY5 #medtwitter

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Quinlivan v Kitchen PSR case back in court, by Holly Payne. The former PSR director’s counsel is not contesting the finding that she didn’t read Dr Kitchen’s submission. https://t.co/PZ7PruAxK7 #medtwitter

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AMA still banging the same reform drum, by Holly Payne. As it did last year, the association’s pre-budget submission calls for a revamped seven-tier time-based rebate structure to replace the current five-tier item set. https://t.co/BmWtcOKa6T #medtwitter

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Pharmacists to ‘take pressure off GPs’ by prescribing contraceptives, by Holly Payne. From June, NSW pharmacists will be allowed to initiate the oral contraceptive pill for women rather than just issue a resupply. https://t.co/ShbvKAGf1n #medtwitter

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ATO and AHPRA flossing out dodgy dental claims, by Euan Kielly. Using super funds to pay for dental treatment has come with a united warning by the health and financial regulators. https://t.co/h22t9qZ2cO #medtwitter

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Clinical supervisors aren’t a nice-to-have, by Holly Payne. But from the way they get remunerated, you’d be forgiven for thinking they were. https://t.co/iHxN2VR3AM #medtwitter

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80% of pharmacists ‘treated’ UTI in past six months, by Holly Payne. Despite seemingly high uptake of pharmacist-led prescribing services, most pharmacists say patients are not fully aware of the range of ‘full scope’ services they provide. https://t.co/06IbcC3H4E #medtwitter

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Rural clinics more likely to switch to universal bulk billing, by Holly Payne. But we’re still missing data on what that has meant for the way rural doctors are practising. https://t.co/FmWmKVVk4P #medtwitter

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Saving money on fuel to save more lives, by Euan Kielly. Both the AMA SA and AMAQ are calling for reform to travel subsidies to ease patient anxiety. https://t.co/ZzzMciT8lR #medtwitter