Aust Fam Physician
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This article examines a medical negligence claim involving an allegation of failure to perform an electrocardiogram, leading to a delay in diagnosis of long QT syndrome.
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We describe reported immunisation status and primary health care utilisation in refugee and migrant young people in western Sydney, New South Wales. ⋯ Refugee and migrant young people are likely to have a poor utilisation of primary health care relative to their needs. Most who had seen a GP in Australia required catch up immunisation. Stronger links and increased GP education about the requirements of these young people are needed to improve immunisation status and GP utilisation in this high risk group.
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It can be said that chronic pain patients comprise a large part of general practice. It would be accepted that general practitioners treat pain to the best of their abilities and, where indicated, use opioids for this purpose. After all, opioids have been used for the treatment of cancer and acute pain for many years. While a growing body of literature documents the trend of acceptance to prescribe opioids for the treatment of chronic noncancer pain, recent evidence suggests opioids may not achieve key outcomes of chronic pain management.