GP fee rethink could tackle inequity.

Australian Doctor,  April, 2007  

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By Sophie McNamara

RESEARCH suggesting avoidable hospital admissions are far more common in remote and disadvantaged areas has sparked a renewed call to look at different funding models for general practice.

About 500,000 - or 9% - of all hospitalisations were avoidable, with the rate highest in more remote areas and those with lower socioeconomic status, according to an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report.

Australian General Practice Network chairman Dr Tony Hobbs said the results reflected the difficulty in accessing timely, affordable medical care in some ...

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