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13.06.2024 / 08:37

$34 million for research to improve primary care and chronic pain treatment and to better understand long COVID

The Australian Government is investing $19.6 million for research into primary health care and nearly $14.5 million for research into the impacts of long COVID. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

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Have your say on our National Allied Health Workforce Strategy

Are you interested in Australia's allied health workforce? Have your say on the National Allied Health Workforce Strategy that we are currently developing. Consultation is open till 9 July 2024.

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Lanarkshire health board announces major expansion of primary care occupational therapy service

NHS Lanarkshire is set to become one of the first health boards in Scotland to provide a primary care occupational therapy (OT) service to all local GP practices.

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COVID burden to fall on primary care, Ontario needs new approach: science table

COVID-19 going forward will sit on the shoulders of primary care doctors and nurses if no new variant emerges, but the way that medical care is delivered must be reconsidered, Ontario’s now-defunct science table said Monday in its final bit of advice to the province.The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table released three briefs that focused on the response to the pandemic by family doctors and nurses.It found patients who weren’t connected with a family doctor or medical team had worse health outcomes during the pandemic. It also found primary care teams better responded to the needs of patients than solo practitioners.Other findings included unequal distribution of primary care access throughout the province, a dearth of data on that same care and major overall communication problems.

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Alberta government joining with primary care networks to provide COVID-19 support at home

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces new support to provide COVID-19 patients with mild and moderate symptoms care at home.

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NHS chiefs call for patience as GP and primary care hit by Covid impact

Local people across Forth Valley are being asked for their ongoing understanding, patience and support by health bosses as GP and other primary care services come under increasing pressure due to an increase in Covid-19 related staff absences.

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Those with mild COVID-19 seek more primary care than uninfected peers

Although nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients are at low risk for delayed complications, they visit their general practitioner or clinic more often than their uninfected peers in the 6 months after testing positive, finds a population-based study published yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

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COVID-19 ‘long haulers’ need better access to primary care in Canada, CMA says

Canadian Medical Association is urging the federal government to boost access to family doctors for COVID-19 ‘long-haulers’ enduring ongoing illness and requiring referrals to multiple specialists.Dr. Ann Collins said people struggling with persistent and wide-ranging symptoms and without a primary care provider need a regular physician to manage their care, which will continue long after the pandemic is over.“There’s no question that there is clear value to having a primary care physician or a primary care team who the patient can always be anchored to, and who can make the necessary referrals,” Collins said from Fredericton, where she has been a family doctor for three decades.

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Election 2020: ‘High-quality healthcare is a right for all’ says primary care physician

The Affordable Care Act was passed while I was working in a public healthcare system, and it did address some of these issues. I was able to get people screening tests like colonoscopies without the year-long wait that had become commonplace.The expanded coverage allowed patients to get timely imaging studies, like MRIs, and surgeries for conditions that had originally been deemed elective and not covered but that severely impacted the quality of life.

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NHS Lanarkshire primary care services open on bank holiday Monday

All GP practices and many community pharmacies across Lanarkshire will be open on bank holiday Monday,May 25, to help alleviate the pressure on other areas of the healthcare system.

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Ontario primary care crisis could be possible, medical association says

OTTAWA — The Ontario Medical Association says a survey of its members shows nearly half the primary-care clinics in the province are at risk of closing their doors because doctors can’t pay the bills.

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Temporary medical clinics established in Truro and New Glasgow for people without primary care

The Nova Scotia Health Authority has established two new, temporary clinics for people who do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Rick Astley announces free concert for NHS, Primary Care and emergency service workers

The gig will take place in Manchester in October

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COVID-19: guidance for primary care

Guidance Advice for primary care professionals dealing with patients with suspected COVID-19. HTML Primary care professionals can use this information to reduce the risk of spread of infection during and following consultation with a suspected case of COVID-19.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0