When struck down with illness, the last thing most people want is to deal with bureaucracy.
But so often access to treatment or medicine is hidden behind a convoluted system of referrals and waitlists, with GPs playing the role of health system navigator.
In this episode, The Conversation Hour team is joined by GPs in regional and metropolitian Victoria, a healthcare academic and The Pharmacy Guild of Australia to talk through the ways the patient experience could be improved.
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The medical needs of Australians has changed significantly since Medicare was created in 1975.
Melbourne, Healthcare and Community Services Industry, Regional Communities, Doctors and Medical Professionals