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Analysis from the Nuffield Trust thinktank show the the areas with the worst access to GPs are in Portsmouth in Hampshire, Brighton in Sussex, Hull in East Ridings of Yorkshire and Thurrock in Essex.

By Eliza Mcphee for Daily Mail Australia

Aim: To critically synthesize the literature that describes men's help-seeking and engagement with general practice. Design: Integrative literature review. Data sources: CINAHL plus, Medline and APA PsycInfo were searched for papers published between 1999 and March 2021. Review methods: After screening titles and abstracts, full-text papers were screened against inclusion / exclusion criteria. All included papers were assessed for methodological quality. Findings were extracted, critically ...

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Dr Ginni Mansberg shares her knowledge about perimenopause hot flushes and insomnia, including how to manage it on your own.

Background: Rising health costs and health inequity are major challenges in Australia, as internationally. Strong primary health care is well evidenced to address these challenges. Primary Health Networks (PHNs) work with general practices to collect data and support quality improvement; however, there is no consensus regarding what defines high quality. This paper describes the development of an evidence-based suite of indicators and measures of high-quality general practice for the Australian ...

By Alison C. Zucca, Mariko Carey, Rob W. Sanson-Fisher, et al., Published on 01/01/22

After a few early hiccups, the push to get Queenslanders vaccinated against the flu appears to be on track as thousands roll up their sleeves.

Official figures show just 63 per cent of consultations were carried out in person in England in April, up just 1 percentage point in a month despite the worst of Covid being over.

The Best Emollients for Eczema trial has found that no one type of moisturizer is better than another. This study, the first in the world to directly compare different types of moisturizers, highlights the importance of patient education and choice when deciding which moisturizers to use for children with eczema.