Public perceptions of general practice and the allocation of funds/Reply

ABSTRACT

The Taskforce aims include 'improving patient access to general practice and GP-led multidisciplinary teams, making primary care more affordable, improving prevention, and reducing pressure on hospitals',3 and these data suggest that increasing general practice funding to support the Taskforce's aims is consistent with community expectations. The use of market researchers to rapidly access data is innovative and highlights the value of consumer input into health policy decision making, reinforcing the need for sharing of routinely collected data to better understand allocation of health system expenditure. Authors Michael Wright MBBS, MSc, PhD (UTS), GAICD, FRACGP, Research Fellow, Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW;Clinical Associate Professor, Sydney University Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Roald Versteeg BBusMan, Chief Policy Officer, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, East Melbourne, Vic (at time of submission) References 1.