Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Urgent care in for a redesign: ACC gathers experts to work on new model for troubled sector
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Urgent care in for a redesign: ACC gathers experts to work on new model for troubled sector
Friday 4 August 2023, 03:42 PM

Accident and Medical Clinic Association secretary Alistair Sullivan wants all the sector’s multiple funding sources reviewed [Image: Supplied]
Urgent and after-hours primary care services are set for a redesign after years of bottled-up problems have been bursting their caps, writes Martin Johnston
An expert group will help ACC review the Urgent Care Clinic Contract and introduce a replacement “primary acute care” service within two years.
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