Objective: To understand the options available to general practitioners (GPs) to help patients experiencing economic hardship to manage their illnesses and the implications of these findings for policy. Method: Cross-sectional survey of 134 GPs practising within the WentWest Division of General Practice and Blue Mountains GP Network in NSW. Results: Most general practitioners in our...

This article reviews research for the Menzies Centre for Health Policy that found that Australian doctors believe their patients are experiencing increasing financial hardship – with serious consequences for their health, and even death.

How many of the government’s health policies have been implemented? Angela Beaton and Lesley Russell look at the record WHILE the Rudd Government has delivered on quite a few of its pre-election commitments, obesity and dental health are two of the stand-out issues yet to be addressed in any depth. Australia is one of the...