Paperwork has been identified by general practitioners as one of the key areas they most want changed, to allow them more time for direct interaction with patients in general practice.
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- 1. Productivity Commission. General practice administrative and compliance costs. Research report. Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia, 2003.
- 2. Department of Health and Ageing. Reducing red tape in general practice. Red Tape Task Force: overview. Available at: http://www.seniors.gov.au./internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/Reducing+Red+Tape+in+General+Practice-1 (accessed Jun 2005).
- 3. The organisational capacity of Australian general practices for chronic disease care: results of research study. Centre for GP Integration Studies, University of NSW and Department of General Practice, University of Adelaide. Available at: http://www.generalpractice.adelaideuni.org/content/res_content/res_docs/results_abstracts.pdf (accessed Jun 2005).
- 4. The General Practice Computing Group (GPCG). Available at: http://www.gpcg.org (accessed Jun 2005).
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