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Access to affordable and timely healthcare in both rural and urban settings will be at risk if the Government fails to invest in general practice training, according to Australia鈥檚 general practice leaders. [ + ]

聽The Government has kick-started the process for developing a National Disability Insurance Scheme Workforce Strategy with a report into workforce issues being undertaken by National Disability Services (NDS). [ + ]

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a warning to health professionals and consumers advising that medicines that come in the form of soft gel capsules may pose a choking risk for children, especially those aged under five years. [ + ]

A University of Adelaide PhD student has developed a computer model for simulating cancer tumour growth and treatment which is attracting interest from around the world as a first-line assessment of potential treatments. [ + ]

[caption id="attachment_6263" align="alignright" width="110"] Minister for Health Peter Dutton[/caption] [ + ]

A group of academics and non-government organisations has released a policy brief highlighting the potential effects of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) on the health of Australians. [ + ]

The Consumers Health Forum has today told the Senate inquiry in the Commission of Audit that medical co-payments should not be introduced. [ + ]

Nearly one in four older Australians (21 per cent) say they experience difficulties when visiting their General Practitioner (GP) due to their hearing loss, according to new research by Australian Hearing.1 [ + ]

The overwhelming majority of Australia鈥檚 nurses, midwives, assistants in nursing (AINs) and other members of the community strongly oppose plans to introduce a $6 co-payment for people to visit a general practitioner (GP), according to a new poll. [ + ]

Australian immunisation providers are being called on by Sanofi Pasteur to submit original and sustainable immunisation ideas for their chance to win one of five $20,000 unrestricted educational sponsorships. [ + ]

The Australian Medical Association's annual Public 黑料吃瓜群网 Report Card shows Victoria's public hospitals failed all performance targets set under the National Health Reform Agreement. [ + ]

[caption id="attachment_5871" align="alignright" width="110"] Grant Kardachi[/caption] The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has expressed concerns over the decision to cap the number of MedChecks and Diabetes MedsChecks that can be performed by individual pharmacists to 10 a month, and the number of Homes Medicines Reviews that can be delivered to 20 a month. National President of the PSA, Grant Kardachi, said the Society was concerned that consumers could lose out on vital health services as a result of the caps. [ + ]

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has vowed to fight any attempts by the Abbott Government to abolish penalty rates and other workplace awards for nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing. [ + ]

Hope may be on its way for sufferers of Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease as the Griffith Health聽Institute seeks participants for new research. [ + ]

Hope may be on its way for sufferers of Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease as the Griffith Health聽Institute seeks participants for new research. [ + ]