The Medical journal of Australia
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To determine the rates at which people recently released from prison attend general practitioners, and to describe service users and their encounters. ⋯ Former prisoners visited general practice services with greater frequency than the general Queensland population. This is consistent with their complex health needs, and suggests that increasing access to primary care to improve the health of former prisoners may be insufficient, and should be accompanied by improving the quality, continuity, and cultural appropriateness of care.
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Multicenter Study
Changes in pathology test ordering by early career general practitioners: a longitudinal study.
To assess the number of pathology tests ordered by general practice registrars during their first 18-24 months of clinical general practice. ⋯ Contrary to expectations, pathology test ordering by general practice registrars increased significantly during their first 2 years of clinical practice. This causes concerns about overtesting. As established general practitioners order fewer tests than registrars, test ordering may peak during late vocational training and early career practice. Registrars need support during this difficult period in the development of their clinical practice patterns.