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The Government touted Budget 2022 as a health Budget and gave Vote Health the biggest increase of all sectors. Line items failed to spell out specific spending, however, and the overall document did not impress most primary care leaders. Barbara Fountain collates responses in the days following the Budget
This article covers the symptoms of concussion and the key roles that GPs play in early management. It discusses factors that affect recovery and the advice GPs should give to patients to help prevent escalation of symptoms and to promote earlier recovery. Finally, it describes the ACC funded Concussion Service
The ability to live independently is highly valued by seniors.1 Much of that independence, which is critical to the mental health and wellbeing of older adults, comes from living in their own home
