AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoEmergency Care: Australia’s emergency departments are struggling to care for older patients, with just 54% admitted within eight hours in 2023–24, down from 75% five years earlier. Emergency doctors warn the system is unprepared for a sharp rise in patients aged 85 and over. Care Workforce: The federal government will provide $630 million to help more than 128,000 charities and not-for-profits fund pay rises for health, disability and community workers after a landmark ruling on historically undervalued wages. Infectious Disease: NSW Health has issued an urgent lyssavirus warning after 43 people were bitten or scratched by bats in two weeks, urging anyone exposed to seek immediate medical care. Allied Health: Senator David Pocock is calling for GST to be removed from exercise physiology, a service used by about 1.1 million Australians each year. Medical Standards: A South Australian GP has been banned for a year after prescribing addictive pain medication to a vulnerable patient, then buying it back for personal use.
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