nurses’ skills are too often wasted in general practice
- Written by Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
Australians are living longer, but we’re also living longer with disease and disability. Half of us now have at least one chronic condition.
As rates of disease rise, so does demand for health care. In the 40 years since Medicare began, the average number of visits to the GP per person has increased by more than 60%.
Now general practice...





