A General Practitioner (Doctor) in Capalaba twitter refugee at @davedowling@theblower.au
Brisbane, Australia
Joined October 2008
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Dr David Dowling retweeted
“Public opinion is gradually being shaped and conditioned by polarizing media narratives, which are often amplified by algorithms that prioritize conflict and confrontation.” -Pope Leo
The pope just exposed the entire grifting social media influencer class
Dr David Dowling retweeted
Queensland police data shows youth crime at near-record lows. So why the ‘tough on crime’ election talk? theguardian.com/australia-ne…
Dr David Dowling retweeted
Me in @crikey_news today: International students are not to blame for the housing crisis crikey.com.au/2024/07/26/int…
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“This is how the system rolls and how it works, and then the Australian taxpayer gets ripped off.”
A federal software contract approved by the NDIA ballooned from $10 million to $210 million in just three years, reports @JKoutsoukis. #auspol satpa.pe/tKWx4Ep
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Here's my problem with UTI pharmacy trials.The privileged people can afford to pay the pharmacist but are not the ones likely to die from antibiotic-resistant bugs.The rich(& pharmacists)get benefits & the poor wear the cost.Prescribing on algorithm should be out of scope for all
Dr David Dowling retweeted
"By the end of March there were 30,471 influenza cases – and 76 deaths – for the first three months of 2024.
In the first three months of 2024, there were 95,861 cases of Covid-19 in Australia – and 1062 deaths."
thenewdaily.com.au/life/2024…
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According to the @ama_media
There are 38 388 GPs in Australia
Over 26 weeks of the bulk billing incentive.
950 000 / 38 388 = 24.7 total consults.
That means each GP has bulk billed on average less than 1 EXTRA consult a week.
Less than 1.
Given I do 150 consults a week.
This has no impact on the other 149.
But wait….
Let’s not forget urgent care centres comprised 250 000 of those consults.
So really that’s 700 000 / 38 000 = 18 extra consult’s
Stopped the slide?
Not even 1 extra consult per week.
The @AlboMP @AustralianLabor Government’s $6.1 billion investment in Medicare in last year’s Budget has helped stop the slide in bulk billing. New figures out today show an increase in bulk billing rates in every state and territory #auspol #ausecon @Mark_Butler_MP
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This is a great thread on the plight of GP from @GPswampwarrior
The most recent changes to funding ‘triple BB incentives’ do not even correct for inflation in urban settings
Too little, too late.
Just remember, if you think experts are expensive, just wait until you try amateurs
Dr David Dowling retweeted
As General Practice dies, I wanted to write a reflection as to why. It's not about the evidence. We know that General Practice is the cheapest and most effective part of the health system. Here is the evidence in mental health for patient satisfaction.
Dr David Dowling retweeted
"strongest proof to date that strong doctor-patient relationships contribute positively to health."
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Kerry O’Brien said the ABC’s focus on marketing strategies, ratings, demographics and “chasing ambulances” had been disastrous and led to the public losing trust in the ABC.
..."the ABC has drifted more and more close to a commercial model” #auspol
theguardian.com/media/2024/m…
Dr David Dowling retweeted
Doctors are AMAZED at these 10 ways to BOOST your immune system:
The Tetanus vaccine
The Measles vaccine
The Polio vaccine
The Mumps vaccine
The HPV vaccine
The Pneumonia vaccine
The Hepatitis B vaccine
The Rubella vaccine
The Diphtheria vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine
- @HislopMD
Dr David Dowling retweeted
"Employing clinicians who are not GPs did not reduce GPs’ workload or improve their job satisfaction"
evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/gp…
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This fits with international research showing where a patient has been seeing same GP for >15 years, the probability of using out-of-hours services or A&E admission is reduced by 25–30%.
(2/10)
bjgp.org/content/72/715/e84
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The Federal Government’s per-patient spending on general practice has fallen from $460 to $420 in one year, which an expert says reflects not just the bulk-billing crash but more patients not seeing a GP at all.
ausdoc.com.au/news/govt-spen…
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Medicare is part of and a poster child for the COST OF LIVING crises.
Doctors / all health clinicians want to provide the same level of care to the vulnerable as to anyone else.
But without indexation your tax funded insurance has not kept up with the costs of giving care.
Dr David Dowling retweeted
Australia’s aggressive approach to suppressing COVID-19 vindicated in saving thousands of lives, leading to a death rate 33 times lower than the United Kingdom and 46 times lower than the United States.
smh.com.au/politics/federal/…
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“The fact that one of the least populated countries on Earth contains the world’s second most expensive housing is a national calamity & a stunning failure of public policy,” writes Alan Kohler in the Quarterly Essay.
He doesn’t mince words"
#auspol > loom.ly/Mumj3ec
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Today's graph about General Practice showing how much a patient pays above the Medicare rebate over time. GPs have tried to keep this contribution as low as possible, even when medical costs rise. We've done our best. Time for Medicare to step up. aihw.gov.au/reports/health-w…
