Over the past five years,
Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS)
payments for all palliative medicine
specialist services increased by
almost 80%, according to a new
Australian Institute of Health and
Welfare (AIHW) report.
Palliative care hospitalisations
increased by 11% from 55,983 in
2009-10 to 62,164 in 2013-14, but
accounted for less than 1 in 100 of
all hospitalisations for both public
and private hospitals in 2013-14,
the report said.
Cancer diagnoses dominated the
palliative care hospitalisations at
53%.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 26 May 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 26 May 16
THE role and significance of community pharmacy in regional areas was a key focus of discussion for the Nationals leader David Littleproud during last week’s visit to Orana Mall Pharmacy as part of a regional tour.
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