Every year eventually becomes the year for the older person

Best, John B

doi:10.5694/mja15.00825

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Case conferences demand a degree of organisation that does not occur easily in general practice

Does anybody remember that 1999 was the International Year of Older Persons? Does anybody remember the statement made by Bronwyn Bishop, as the Minister for Aged Care at that time, titled “Our commitment to Australia’s seniors”?1

University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC

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1. Commonwealth of Australia. Our commitment to Australia’s seniors. Statement on the 1999-2000 budget by The Honourable Bronwyn Bishop MP Minister for Aged Care, 11 May 1999. Canberra: Department of Health and Aged Care, 1999. http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/5747050?q&versionId=45822275 (accessed Aug 2015).
2. Bowman CE, Elford J, Dovey J, et al. Acute hospital admissions from nursing homes: Some may be avoidable. Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 40-42.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian demographic statistics. Canberra: ABS; Jun 2014. (Catalogue No. 3101.0.) http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/1CD2B1952AFC5E7ACA257298000F2E76?OpenDocument (accessed Aug 2015).

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