Dr Michael Bonning is the President of the Australian Medical Association (NSW).
SSW GP Link Chair, Dr Ken McCroary, spoke to Dr Bonning a couple of months ago just as the last Omicron wave was about to hit.
GP Link Lunches – Dr Michael Bonning
Community urged to protect themselves from COVID-19 reinfection
Rising costs of running a GP clinic isn’t covered by tiny MBS rebate increase
SSW GP Link Chair, Dr Ken McCroary speaks with Clinton Maynard from Drive 2GB about why many clinics will no longer be able to offer bulk billing.
We need to review the system, just increasing the rebate a tiny bit isn’t going to change anything, six months later we will be back in the same dire situation.
https://www.2gb.com/why-patients-are-paying-more-due-to-gps-ditching-bulk-billing/
GP Link Lunches – Dr Charlotte Hespe
Associate Professor Charlotte Hespe is the Chair of the NSW/ACT Faculty Council of the RACGP.
SSW GP Link Chair, Dr Ken McCroary, spoke to Dr Hespe COVID-19, working with the public health system as a GP in the pandemic, and the future of General Practice.
NSW COVID-19 numbers “going gangbusters”
SSW GP Link Chair, Dr Ken McCroary speaks to 9News about the impact of the wave on General Practice.
About 30 odd calls just before 11am… all needing to be squeezed sometime throughout the day… The numbers are going gangbusters again, which is really concerning.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-nsw-latest-covid19-wave-expected-to-peak-in-three-weeks/14dc829c-16f0-401a-820f-2670e4fc2f67
Cutting telephone MBS item rebates during a pandemic is mind-boggling
SSW GP Link Chair, Dr Ken McCroary speaks with Luke Grant on Drive 2GB radio to voice our concerns.
I thought it was a no-brainer, we look after the most vulnerable first but we’re sticking the knife into them … I just can’t get my head around it. The Minister won’t allow us to bulk bill prolonged consultations over the phone now either … which just is mind-boggling.
https://www.2gb.com/concerns-grow-over-slash-to-telehealth-services/
Petition: Enable practice nurses to administer flu vaccines, and free up GPs to see more patients
SSWGPLink Ltd supports the petition to enable nurses working in GP clinics to administer flu vaccines by having this funded under Medicare!
If you agree with what we believe to be an obviously good proposal, please support the cause by signing the petition, and sharing it with others in your social network!
GP Link Lunches – Dr Louise Delaney
Dr Louise Delaney is the Lead Clinical Advisor with Streamliners New Zealand supporting HealthPathways teams in Australia.
SSWGPLink Chair, Dr Ken McCroary, spoke to Dr Delaney about her journey and HealthPathways development.
Should healthcare data live on after a patient dies?
SSW GP Link Deputy Chair, Dr Michael Tam speaks to newsGP about the use of healthcare data, especially that held by GPs, for research and other secondary purposes after the patient has died.
Some of the values that must underlie the use of the data are altruism and ensuring it is being used for the public good… That means that it cannot be used in a way that is harmful to the people the information relates to, their descendants or the community at large.
https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/should-healthcare-data-live-on-after-a-patient-die
OTAC: Free Training Course in Opioid Treatment for GPs and Other Prescribers
Are you a general practitioner or other prescriber interested in learning about opioid pharmacotherapy treatment?
The University of Sydney is hosting a free training course on behalf of the NSW Ministry of Health in the SWSPHN area for medical and nurse practitioners to learn more about how to safely prescribe opioid pharmacotherapies (methadone and buprenorphine) for opioid dependence.
The Opioid Treatment Accreditation Course (OTAC) allows medical and nurse practitioners to be recognised as accredited prescribers of opioid pharmacotherapies. The next session will be hosted at the Liverpool Catholic Club on Saturday 14 May 2022 and presented by Dr Jenny James and Dr Richard Hallinan of Drug Health Services, SWSLHD.
To register for the OTAC, visit https://otac-may-2022.eventbrite.com.au.
For more information, contact Daniel Winter at daniel.winter@sydney.edu.au or call 0406 539 484.
Sydney South West GP Link Ltd. 