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General practice activity in Australia 2005-06General practice series no. 19This publication is the 19th in the General Practice Series produced by the Australian General Practice Statistics and Classification Centre, a collaborating unit of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the University of Sydney. It reports the results of the eighth year of the BEACH program, April 2005 to March 2006. Data reported by 1,017 general practitioners on 101,700 GP-patient encounters are used to describe aspects of general practice in Australia: the general practitioners and their patients; the problems managed and the treatments provided. The contribution of practice nurses to the GP-patient encounters, in terms of their clinical activities, the problems they assist with and the Medicare items claimed, are described for the first time in this report. Information on body weight to height ratio, smoking status and alcohol use of a subsample of patients is also provided. Changes that have occurred since 1999-00 are investigated. Data for each of the last 5 years of BEACH are summarised in the appendixes to this report. Authored by Britt H, Miller GC, Charles J, Pan Y, Valenti L, Henderson J, Bayram C, O'Halloran J & Knox S. Published 17 January 2007; ISSN 1442 3022; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 641 5; AIHW cat. no. GEP 19; 200pp.; OUT OF PRINT |
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General practice activity in Australia 2004-05General practice series no. 18This publication is the 18th in the General Practice Series produced by the Australian General Practice Statistics and Classification Centre, a Collaborating Unit of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the University of Sydney. It reports the results of the seventh year of the BEACH program, April 2004 to March 2005. Data reported by 953 general practitioners on 95,300 GP-patient encounters are used to describe aspects of general practice in Australia: the general practitioners and their patients; the problems managed and the treatments provided. Information is also reported on body weight to height ratio, smoking status and alcohol use of a subsample of patients. Changes that have occurred since 1998-99 are investigated. Aspects of the management of psychological problems, asthma, arthritis, lipid disorders and injuries are examined in greater detail. Data for each of the last five years of BEACH are summarised in the appendices to this report. Authored by Britt H, Miller GC, Charles J, Knox S, Valenti L, Henderson J, Pan Y, Bayram C, O'Halloran J & Ng A. Published 6 December 2005; ISSN 1442 3022; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 517 3; AIHW cat. no. GEP 18; 152pp.; $28.00 |
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Locality matters: the influence of geography on general practice in Australia 1998-2004General practice series no. 17Locality matters: the influence of geography on general practice in Australia 1998-2004 is the 17th in the General Practice Series produced by the Australian General Practice Statistics and Classification Centre, University of Sydney, a collaborating unit of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. It reports results from six years of the BEACH program, April 1998 to March 2004, using data reported by 6019 GPs on 601,900 GP-patient encounters. Each of the seven geographical categories of the Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Areas (RRMA) of Australia are compared with the national average, in terms of GP and patient characteristics, patient reasons for encounter, problems managed and treatments provided. Results are further analysed using the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC) Remoteness Structure. Summaries of results for each RRMA category and a summary of trends with increasing remoteness across ASGC categories are provided. Authored by Knox S, Britt H, Pan Y, Miller GC, Bayram C, Valenti L, Charles J, Henderson J, Ng A & O'Halloran J. Published 30 September 2005; ISSN 1442 3022; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 498 5; AIHW cat. no. GEP 17; 166pp.; OUT OF PRINT |
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General practice activity in Australia 2003-04General practice series no. 16This publication is the 16th in the General Practice Series produced by the General Practice Statistics and Classification Unit, a Collaborating Unit of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the University of Sydney. It reports the results of the sixth year of the BEACH program, April 2003 to March 2004. Data reported by 1,000 general practitioners on 100,000 GP-patient encounters are used to describe aspects of general practice in Australia: the general practitioners and their patients; the problems managed and the treatments provided. Information is also reported on body weight to height ratio, smoking status and alcohol use of a subsample of patients. Changes in relative rates of selected problems and management techniques between 1999-00 and 2003-04 are also investigated. Data for each of the last five years of BEACH are summarised in the appendix to this report. Authored by Britt H, Miller GC, Knox S, Charles J, Valenti L, Pan Y, Henderson J, O'Halloran J & Ng A. Published 6 December 2004; ISSN 1442 3022; AIHW cat. no. GEP 16; 198pp.; OUT OF PRINT |
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General practice activity in the states and territories of Australia 1998-2003General practice series no. 15This report provides the first picture of the activities of general practice in each state and territory of Australia, using a combination of BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) data for survey years 1998 to 2003. Results for each state and territory are reported in independent chapters and are described in terms of GP and patient characteristics, patient reasons for encounter, problems managed and management techniques used, along with information on selected patient health risk factors. Comparisons are made between each state and territory and the national average for the total 5 years. Authored by Britt H, Miller GC, Knox S, Charles J, Valenti L, Bayram C, O'Halloran J, Henderson J, Pan Y & Harrison C. Published 5 October 2004; ISSN 1442 3022; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 407 7; AIHW cat. no. GEP 15; 250pp.; OUT OF PRINT |
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General practice activity in Australia 2002-03General practice series no. 14This publication reports the results of the fifth year of the BEACH program, April 2002 to March 2003. Data reported by 1,008 general practitioners on 100,800 GP-patient encounters are used to describe aspects of general practice in Australia: the general practitioners and their patients; the problems managed and the treatment provided. Information is also reported on body weight to height ratio, smoking status and alcohol use of a subsample of patients. For the period April 1998-March 2003, an overview of more than 5,000 encounters with Indigenous people provides an indication of the role of GPs in the provision of care to these people. Changes in relative rates of selected problems and management techniques are also investigated over this period. Data for each of the five years of BEACH are summarised in the appendix to this report. Authored by Britt H, Miller GC, Knox S, Charles J, Valenti L, Henderson J, Pan Y, Bayram C & Harrison C. Published 3 December 2003; ISSN 1442 3022; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 337 7; AIHW cat. no. GEP 14; 222pp.; OUT OF PRINT |
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Changes in pathology ordering by GPs in Australia 1998 to 2001General practice series no. 13This report is a secondary analysis of data from the first three years of the BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) program, April 1998-March 2001. This report is based on 98,400 encounter records from 984 GPs in 1998-1999, 104,700 from 1,047 GPs in 1999-00, and 99,900 from 999 GPs in 2000-01. It describes changes in the rates and patterns of pathology test ordering by GPs and investigates the extent to which these changes are related to changes in the characteristics of the GP population, the morbidity under management, other management behaviour and the length of consultation. Authored by Britt H, Knox S & Miller GC. Published 19 November 2003; ISSN 1442 3022; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 310 0; AIHW cat. no. GEP 13; 90pp.; OUT OF PRINT |
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Older Patients Attending General Practice in Australia 2000-02General practice series no. 12This report is the first study of GP encounters with older patients in Australia. It is a secondary analysis of data from the third and fourth years of the BEACH program. It describes the characteristics of older patients and the content of their GP encounters. Comparisons are made between the encounters with patients aged 65-74 years, and those aged 75 years or more. Results are also compared with an earlier study conducted in 1990-91. This report examines the management rates and prevalence of the most common chronic conditions. The characteristics of the patients, their problems and management are also examined for encounters at which an Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) item was recorded. Authored by O'Halloran J, Britt H, Valenti L, Harrison C, Pan Y & Knox S. Published 27 August 2003; ISSN 1442 3022; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 292 9; AIHW cat. no. GEP 12; 164pp.; OUT OF PRINT |
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General practice activity in Australia 2001-02General practice series no. 10This publication gives results of the fourth year of the BEACH program, April 2001 to March 2002. Data reported by 983 general practitioners on 98,300 GP-patient encounters are used to describe aspects of general practice in Australia: the general practitioners and their patients; the problems managed and the treatments provided. Information is also reported on body weight to height ratio, smoking status and alcohol use of a sub sample of patients. An overview of almost 1,000 encounters with Indigenous patients provides an indication of the role of GPs in provision of care to these people. Changes in characteristics of GPs, their patients and the encounters are also report for the period April 1998 to March 2002. Authored by Britt H, Miller GC, Knox S, Charles J, Valenti L, Henderson J, Pan Y, Bayram C & Harrison C. Published 5 December 2002; ISSN 1442 3022; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 217 2; AIHW cat. no. GEP 10; 211pp.; $20.00 |
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Cardiovascular problems and risk behaviours among patients at general practice encounters in Australia 1998-00General practice series no. 9This is a secondary analysis of data from the first two years of the BEACH (Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health) program, April 1998-March 2002. Based on 203,100 encounters, it reports the characteristics of patients who attended encounters where cardiovascular problems were managed, and those of the GPs with whom these encounters occurred. Comparisons were made between the characteristics of these patients (cardiovascular patients) and their GPs and the characteristics of those at encounters where cardiovascular problems were not managed. Authored by Henderson J, Pan Y, Britt H, Charles J, Miller GC & Knox S. Published 24 October 2002; ISSN 1442 3022; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 208 0; AIHW cat. no. GEP 9; 147pp.; OUT OF PRINT |