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An established high quality journal publishing about community-based health services and primary health care. #AusJPrimaryHealth
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Establishing a GP-led paediatric minor injury and illness clinic in the Queensland Children’s Hospital: pilot evaluation results

📝 Anton Pak, Nora Phelan, Fiona Thomson, Kym Roberts, Rosy Dobrijevic, Perrin Moss

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Establishing a GP-led paediatric minor injury and illness clinic in the Queensland Children’s Hospital: pilot evaluation results
The paediatric minor injury and illness clinic model positively impacted patient experiences and reduced waiting times for non-urgent, ‘GP appropriate’ pre
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January 13, 2026 at 9:59 AM
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Improving the experiences of young adults with the Australian healthcare system

📝 Katharine Keller, Barbara Mintzes, Eliza J. McEwin

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Improving the experiences of young adults with the Australian healthcare system
This paper explores young adults’ unsatisfactory experiences with the Australian healthcare system, identifying key barriers to healthcare access, includin
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January 12, 2026 at 4:09 AM
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Perspectives of general practitioners and practice nurses on integration of traditional and complementary medicine with Australia’s healthcare system

📝 Elisheba Jeyasingham, Phyllis Lau, Rachel Canaway

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Perspectives of general practitioners and practice nurses on integration of traditional and complementary medicine with Australia’s healthcare system
Globally, traditional and complementary medicine, often used for disease prevention and chronic condition management, has varying levels of integration wit
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January 12, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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Factors associated with continuity of medication administration when patients transfer from hospital to residential aged care: a multicentre study

📝 R Elliott, S Taylor, K Griffett, T Howell, V Khalil, S Lalic, E Mathiopoulos, E Ong, M Wiseman, C Yap

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Factors associated with continuity of medication administration when patients transfer from hospital to residential aged care: a multicentre study
Nearly one in four people transferred from hospital to residential aged care have medication doses missed or significantly delayed in the first 24 h. The r
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January 7, 2026 at 4:12 AM
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Mapping the evidence for Multipurpose Health Services in rural Australia

📝 Karla Kuzmins, Katherine Riley, Elizabeth Halcomb

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Mapping the evidence for Multipurpose Health Services in rural Australia
This paper maps existing evidence on Australia’s Multipurpose Service program, highlighting its role in integrating health and aged care in rural communiti
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January 7, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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Clinical indicator prioritisation for the ACTMed trial: a modified nominal group technique approach for primary care research in the electronic age

📝 Andrew Donald, Nicolette Ellis, Esa Chen, Richard Violette, Lisa Nissen, Jean Spinks

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Clinical indicator prioritisation for the ACTMed trial: a modified nominal group technique approach for primary care research in the electronic age
Managing competing prioritisation criteria when selecting clinical indicators for primary care research is challenging. In this study, a fully online modif
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January 7, 2026 at 4:03 AM
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Developing a co-designed triage support tool for disability support workers to determine the most appropriate urgency and care pathway for their clients

📝 David Nouju, Darren Daff, Pamela Everingham

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Developing a co-designed triage support tool for disability support workers to determine the most appropriate urgency and care pathway for their clients
Disability support workers are valuable in identifying changes in the health of the people they care for, but may struggle in recognising the right urgent
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January 7, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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A multidisciplinary case conference model to conservatively manage hip and knee osteoarthritis: a pre-pilot feasibility and proof-of-concept study

📝 Timothy Miller, Andrew Bonney, Judy Mullan, Christine Metusela, Deirdre McGhee

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A multidisciplinary case conference model to conservatively manage hip and knee osteoarthritis: a pre-pilot feasibility and proof-of-concept study
Despite strong evidence supporting weight loss and exercise for the management of lower limb osteoarthritis, these treatment strategies remain underutilise
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January 7, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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Predictors of oral health practices among village health volunteers in Chiang Mai, Thailand

📝 Watcharin Jilin, Yutthana Yaebkai, Atchara Prajongjeep

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Predictors of oral health practices among village health volunteers in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Village Health Volunteers are essential to Thailand’s primary healthcare system, yet their role in oral health practices has received less attention. This
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December 15, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Development of a primary care-coordinated sleep service to provide access to obstructive sleep apnoea diagnosis and management in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in far western NSW

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Development of a primary care-coordinated sleep service to provide access to obstructive sleep apnoea diagnosis and management in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in far western ...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience a higher burden of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) than non-Indigenous populations but face conside
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December 15, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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‘They can build up trust again, so that health is not such a scary place’: the acceptability and feasibility of a multidisciplinary primary care outreach service for women affected by domestic, family and sexual violence

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‘They can build up trust again, so that health is not such a scary place’: the acceptability and feasibility of a multidisciplinary primary care outreach service for women affected by domestic, family...
Women and children experiencing domestic, family and sexual violence in Australia face substantial barriers to accessing primary care. This study explored
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December 15, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Understanding issues of driving safety and transport utilisation among clients receiving opioid agonist treatment: a cross-sectional survey in New South Wales, Australia

📝 DT Winter, LA Monds, N Lintzeris, BC Riordan, PS Haber, CA Day

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Understanding issues of driving safety and transport utilisation among clients receiving opioid agonist treatment: a cross-sectional survey in New South Wales, Australia
The provision of and burden to access opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is well established; alongside rigorous guidelines and regulations, prior research exa
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December 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Reliance on self-report symptom endorsement may prevent GPs from identifying and supporting adolescents with atypical anorexia nervosa through the Medicare-funded Eating Disorders Treatment & Management Plan, according to this #OpenAccess study in @ausjph.bsky.social:

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December 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Development of a primary care-coordinated sleep service to provide access to obstructive sleep apnoea diagnosis and management in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in far western NSW

🔗 doi.org/10.1071/PY25...
Development of a primary care-coordinated sleep service to provide access to obstructive sleep apnoea diagnosis and management in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in far western ...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience a higher burden of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) than non-Indigenous populations but face consider
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November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people’s perspectives on health and health checks in primary care: a qualitative study

📝 Geoffrey Spurling, Claudette 'Sissy' Tyson, Kalisha Soe, Noel Hayman

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Exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people’s perspectives on health and health checks in primary care: a qualitative study
Background Most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people are able to promote their wellbeing by harnessing cultural, community and personal stren
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November 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
🔧 As Rural Health Month draws to a close, we turn attention to the backbone of change: research capacity. This article argues it’s time for Australia to invest in embedded, sustainable research within regional, rural and remote health services.

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Mind the gap: is it time to invest in embedded researchers in regional, rural and remote health services to address health outcome discrepancies for those living in rural, remote and regional areas?
Research capacity building in healthcare works to generate and apply new knowledge to improve health outcomes; it creates new career pathways, improves sta
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November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
👩‍⚕️ During Rural Health Month, we spotlight what rural women value in local primary care services. A study of unintended pregnancy care in rural NSW reveals that women expect accessible, respectful, and locally-relevant support.

📝 A Noonan, KI Black, GM Luscombe, J Tomnay

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What women want from local primary care services for unintended pregnancy in rural Australia: a qualitative study from rural New South Wales
Rural women in Australia are more likely to experience unintended pregnancy, yet little is known about how well local primary care services meet their need
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November 20, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Screening of adolescent Atypical Anorexia Nervosa in primary care: is the current use of the eating disorders examination a barrier to accessing treatment?

📝 Renata A. Mendes, Daniel Wilson, Natalie J. Loxton

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Screening of adolescent Atypical Anorexia Nervosa in primary care: is the current use of the eating disorders examination a barrier to accessing treatment?
Many adolescents with eating disorders do not self-report symptoms, which can delay recognition in primary care. One in four clinically diagnosed adolescen
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November 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Keeping the Body in Mind-Primary: evaluation of a community-based lifestyle intervention for people with severe mental illness accessing primary care

📝 E Draper, S Teasdale, J Curtis, PB Ward, L Conlon, A Watkins, R Morell, B Parmenter, H Fibbins

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Keeping the Body in Mind-Primary: evaluation of a community-based lifestyle intervention for people with severe mental illness accessing primary care
People living with severe mental illness face increased risk of physical multimorbidity and early death, yet primary care settings – where many in this pop
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November 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Are Australian physiotherapists and exercise physiologists interested in providing pulmonary rehabilitation in primary care? A national survey

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Are Australian physiotherapists and exercise physiologists interested in providing pulmonary rehabilitation in primary care? A national survey
Alternative models of pulmonary rehabilitation are imperative to increasing access and relieving pressure on existing centre-based programs. Physiotherapis
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November 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
"🌾 As we mark Rural Health Month in November, it’s essential to highlight innovations in rural mental health care. This study explores what GPs in the Great Southern region of Western Australia think about a dedicated psychiatry phone-line.

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GP perspectives on a psychiatry phone line in Western Australia’s Great Southern region: implications for addressing rural GP workload
GPs provide most of the mental health care and deal with an increasing number of patients with complex problems; this is more acute in rural areas where th
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November 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Applying an Indigenous strengths-based theoretical framework for nutrition-related health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia impacted by chronic kidney disease

📝 Tracy Hardy and Jaimon Kelly

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Applying an Indigenous strengths-based theoretical framework for nutrition-related health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia impacted by chronic kidney diseas...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ health knowledge strengths are poorly integrated due to dominant Western deficit-based approaches negatively
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November 10, 2025 at 5:28 AM
🏞️ Rural Health Month reminds us that communities with fewer resources need collaborative solutions. This article examines the partnership factors that enable co-planning of sustainable health models in rural “thin markets”.

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Partnership factors enabling co-planning of sustainable rural health models
Strong partnerships are critical for effective co-planning of primary healthcare models that meet rural community needs. The study aim was to explore the f
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November 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
💡 As Mental Health Awareness Month concludes, we look ahead to how services can grow stronger. This article examines the Partners in Recovery initiative, sharing methodology and lessons learned for building more collaborative, sustainable mental health services.

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Capacity building for mental health services: methodology and lessons learned from the Partners in Recovery initiative
Capacity-building programs are necessary for advancing new public health initiatives, yet there remains limited evidence to inform best practices for deliv
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October 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
⚡ Mental Health Awareness Month is also about preparing for times of crisis. This article describes the Australian Government’s investment in mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to the 10 priority areas.

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Rapid deployment of support for a mental health crisis: 10 priorities framing Australia’s COVID-19 pandemic response
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health measuresgenerated substantial and ongoing challenges for the mental health and wellbeing of Australian c
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October 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM