Enhancing the role of general practice

The ICGP has made six key evidence-based and cost-effective recommendations for expanding general practice, warning failure to prioritise them in Budget 2018 will result in worse healthcare outcomes and cost the tax-payer more, writes Lloyd Mudiwa The ICGP is calling on the Department of Finance to increase funding allocated to general practice and to facilitate the implementation of six key evidence-based recommendations for the delivery of expanded healthcare services by GPs in the community. The recommendations, which are contained in the College’s pre-Budget submission, include negotiating and funding a new GP contract and the provision of chronic disease management (CDM)…