A NEW report from the Grattan
Institute has highlighted 63
localities in Vic and Qld which
have had “potentially preventable
hospitalisation rates” at least 50%
higher than the state average.
The report says it’s “unacceptable
place-based inequality and a
warning sign of system failure,”
noting that the high hospitalisation
rates are widely spread, not
necessarily linked to lower socioeconomic
areas and can involve
concentrations of quite different
diseases - see grattan.edu.au.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 27 Jul 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 27 Jul 16
IN WESTERN Australia, Michael’s Chemist Group has started stocking therapeutic Nicotine Vaping Products (NVPs), pursuant to the Federal Government’s new vaping laws (PD 25 Mar).
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