LETTERS

Meldrum, H; Wright, M; Versteeg, R

LETTERS

Meldrum, H Wright, M

Versteeg, R

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australian Journal of General Practice, 2023, 52, (4), pp. 169-170
Issue Date:: 2023-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Meldrum, H
dc.contributor.author	Wright, M https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2708-4753
dc.contributor.author	Versteeg, R
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-15T00:00:58Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-15T00:00:58Z
dc.date.issued	2023-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of General Practice, 2023, 52, (4), pp. 169-170
dc.identifier.issn	2208-794X
dc.identifier.issn	2208-7958
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/174418
dc.description.abstract	Public perceptions of general practice and the allocation of funds I WRITE in response to the paper, ‘How much of Australia’s health expenditure is allocated to general practice and primary healthcare?’, by Wright et al. This research concluded that 6.8% of the total healthcare spend in Australia went on non-referred services (general practices). My hypothesis was that GP funding is lower than the general public’s perception. To investigate this, I commissioned Roy Morgan to survey a representative sample of 1000 Australian adults with three questions about their perception of general practice care and funding in 2021. The first question asked, ‘how important do you think GPs (general practitioners, sometimes referred to as family doctors) are for the Australian healthcare system?’. On a Likert scale where 10 is very important, 90.6% of respondents rated GPs as ≥8 out of 10. These results suggest that the public hold general practice in high regard.
dc.language	en
dc.relation	Australian National UniversityCRE
dc.relation	ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PHYSICIANS FOUNDATION
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of General Practice
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title	LETTERS
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	52
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHERE - Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2024-01-15T00:00:57Z
pubs.issue	4
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	52
utslib.citation.issue	4

Abstract:

Public perceptions of general practice and the allocation of funds I WRITE in response to the paper, ‘How much of Australia’s health expenditure is allocated to general practice and primary healthcare?’, by Wright et al. This research concluded that 6.8% of the total healthcare spend in Australia went on non-referred services (general practices). My hypothesis was that GP funding is lower than the general public’s perception. To investigate this, I commissioned Roy Morgan to survey a representative sample of 1000 Australian adults with three questions about their perception of general practice care and funding in 2021. The first question asked, ‘how important do you think GPs (general practitioners, sometimes referred to as family doctors) are for the Australian healthcare system?’. On a Likert scale where 10 is very important, 90.6% of respondents rated GPs as ≥8 out of 10. These results suggest that the public hold general practice in high regard.

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