In Australia we are faced with a complex health system with entrenched practices, multiple layers and stakeholders divided across federal and state systems, which is also often hard to navigate for both patient and provider. The question we must address is how do we ensure the Health Care Home can reach its potential in Australia...

The objectives of this article are to explore the links between public health and general practice, and to consider their implications for general practice registrar training.

Men can expect to die approximately five years sooner than women, and men are more likely to die as a result of unintentional injury and suicide relative to women. These differences are not well explained by physiological differences between men and women. One possible explanation is that men are more reluctant to go to the...

This article aims to describe how GPs can identify and respond to men who use violence in their relationships. It takes into account that male perpetrators are not a homogenous group, coming from all socioeconomic and cultural groups.

The Commonwealth's 'Healthier Medicare' package aims to reduce the number of avoidable hospital admissions by providing personalised health care plans to chronically ill patients. The 'Health Care Homes' model will see patients nominate a single GP practice as their 'home base.' That provider will be responsible for the ongoing coordination and management of their care...