To the Editor: We read the recent article from Haines and colleagues1 with interest and noted that it is featured on the front cover of the print version of the Journal. We agree that the Bupa model for provision of general practitioner services to residents of aged care facilities has promise, as illustrated by this study.
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- 1. Haines TP, Palmer AJ, Tierney P, et al. A new model of care and in‐house general practitioners for residential aged care facilities: a stepped wedge, cluster randomized trial. Med J Aust 2020; 212: 409–415. https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2020/212/9/new-model-care-and-house-general-practitioners-residential-aged-care-facilities
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Helen Steinke was previously employed by Bupa; she is now a member of the Opal Aged Care Expert Advisory Board.