Michael Wright
@wrightdrmc
GP, health economist, @racgp President health policy, Personal views
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http://drmichaelwright.com.au 28-05-2009 09:51:33
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Big day ahead- so privileged to be taking over Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) President from this legend Dr Nicole Higgins at the AGM later today! Let’s do this! RACGP ##gp24
A great example of how the 'efficiency' of letting non-GPs play in the general practice / primary care space is a *false* efficiency that wastes resources, delays proper care, and risks real patient harm. Food for though Mark Butler MP, Stephen Duckett etc.
‘All Australians deserve affordable access to GP care.’ Ahead of the Federal Election, Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) President Dr Michael Wright is heading to Canberra with a delegation of GPs to advocate for affordable access to healthcare for all. bit.ly/4hHOa8Q
I welcome the Albanese Government’s $573m for #women’s health, particularly for #IUDs and #menopause assessments which RACGP has been calling for. This will improve health and help reduce gender bias in health. Ged Kearney Mark Butler MP #auspol smh.com.au/politics/feder…
I spoke with Natalie Sarah Brown news.com.au this week about importance of prevention and need for more investment in patient Medicare rebates to suuport affordable access to GP services news.com.au/lifestyle/heal…
Wes Streeting please help GP Practices under South Cumbria & Lancs ICB. Execs have just passed on massive cuts to our local funding to save their own inflated salaries. Many of our Practices will go under. Execs will not speak to us. Patients will shortly have ltd svcs. Help.
Primary care physician shortages threaten access to care in the U.S. New Health Affairs research from #TheGrahamCenter maps the path from medical school to specialty training, cutting through misinformation on physician training. 🔗 bit.ly/452vP3k