Health Care In Australia Research Articles

HEALTH CARE IN AUSTRALIA

Medical Journal of AustraliaVolume 1, Issue 18 p. 611-611 Correspondence HEALTH CARE IN AUSTRALIA First published: 01 May 1959 https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1959.tb59306.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume1, Issue18May 1959Pages 611-611 RelatedInformation

Health Care in Australia

Medical Journal of AustraliaVolume 1, Issue 12 p. 378-382 Health Care in Australia Health Care in Australia First published: 01 March 1959 https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1959.tb59068.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume1, Issue12March 1959Pages 378-382 RelatedInformation

CHANGES IN GENERAL PRACTICE

In September 2008, the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, announced plans to change delivery of primary health care in Australia. Ms Roxon suggested that general practitioners should 'relinquish some of the work that could be safely done by other health professionals'. The New South Wales Australian Medical Association President immediately responded by saying 'any fragmentation of primary health care to other allied health workers will mean diminution of care for patients'. Any suggestion of change to general practice service provision in Australia seems to be met with scepticism and negativity from the medical profession. Yet if we examine Ms Roxon's proposals in detail, we find they are neither revolutionary nor likely to compromise patient safety.