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Chronic Pain Australia

Posted inAwareness Events, Health

Rural Australians more debilitated by chronic pain than city

blankby New England Times News DeskJuly 24, 2024

The 2024 National Pain Survey has found that the experience of Australians living with chronic pain in rural and remote communities is significantly different from the city.

Posted inHealth, Inverell

Rural doctor shortage leads to forced medication withdrawal

by Lauren MarerMay 3, 2023

Inverell resident Darren Beetson lives in constant pain because of an Armajun clinic policy to not prescribe pain medication and not being able to get in to other doctors.

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