A primary contact physiotherapist model in hospital emergency departments can reduce waiting and treatment times for patients with musculoskeletal presentations, resulting in better performance in achieving discharge within the 4-hour national target. [Bird S, Thompson C, Williams KE (2016) Primary contact physiotherapy services reduce waiting and treatment times for patients presenting with musculoskeletal conditions in Australian emergency departments: an observational study.Journal of Physiotherapy62: 209-214].

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Experts identified priorities with a high level of consensus, providing a rigorous foundation for developing prioritised indicators of quality in cancer patient experience.

Five approaches to postal faecal occult blood test (FOBT) were compared in a population sample of 966 subjects collected from three general practitioner patient lists in Southern Sydney. The highest compliance rate (59.8%) was achieved by a method using a general practitioner letter, with no dietary restrictions with FOBT. This was also the least expensive method. Compliance rates can be affected by incorrect address information and screenees not considering themselves to be current patients. An explanation from the family doctor addressed personally to the patient with an enclosed FOBT kit can achieve high compliance rates.

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