Table of contents

  • Preliminary material 
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Symbols
    • Executive summary
  • Body section
    1. Introduction
      • 1.1 Background—general practice in Australia
    2. Methods 
      • 2.1 Sampling methods
      • 2.2 Recruitment methods
      • 2.3 Data elements
      • 2.4 The BEACH relational database
      • 2.5 Supplementary Analysis of Nominated Data
      • 2.6 Statistical methods
      • 2.7 Changes over time
      • 2.8 Extrapolated national estimates
      • 2.9 Changes to data elements and reporting methods
      • 2.10 Classification of data
      • 2.11 Quality assurance
      • 2.12 Validity and reliability
    3. The sample 
    4. The participating GPs 
    5. The encounters 
      • 5.1 Content of the encounters
    6. The patients 
      • 6.1 Age–sex distribution of patients at encounter
      • 6.2 Other patient characteristics
      • 6.3 Patient reasons for encounter
    7. Problems managed 
      • 7.1 Number of problems managed
      • 7.2 Distribution of problems managed by ICPC-2 component
      • 7.3 Problems managed by ICPC-2 chapter and individual problems managed
      • 7.4 Most common new problems
      • 7.5 Most frequently managed chronic problems
    8. Overview of management
    9. Medications 
      • 9.1 Prescribed medications
      • 9.2 Medications supplied by GPs
      • 9.3 Medications advised for over-the-counter purchase
    10. Other treatments 
      • 10.1 Clinical treatments
      • 10.2 Procedures
    11. Referrals and admissions 
    12. Investigations 
      • 12.1 Number of encounters where pathology or imaging was ordered
      • 12.2 Pathology test orders by MBS groups
      • 12.3 Imaging test orders by MBS group
    13. Practice nurse activity 
      • 13.1 Overview of practice nurse activity
      • 13.2 Distribution of practice nurse item numbers claimed at encounters
      • 13.3 Treatments provided by practice nurses
      • 13.4 Problems managed with practice nurse involvement
    14. Patient risk factors 
      • 14.1 Body mass index
      • 14.2 Smoking
      • 14.3 Alcohol consumption
  • End matter
    • References
    • Glossary
    • Appendices
      1. Example of a 2008–09 recording form 
      2. GP characteristics questionnaire, 2008–09 
      3. Dissemination of results from the BEACH program
      4. Code groups from ICPC-2 and ICPC-2 PLUS 
      5. Chronic code groups from ICPC-2 and ICPC-2 PLUS
    • List of tables
    • List of figures