TY - JOUR T1 - A dilemma JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 81 LP - 81 DO - 10.3399/bjgp21X714845 VL - 71 IS - 703 AU - Tim Senior Y1 - 2021/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/71/703/81.abstract N2 - I have a dilemma.Improving the health of Australia’s first nations people, Aboriginal people across Australia, and Torres Strait Islander people from islands off the north-east tip, is a national priority. One of the main mechanisms of doing this is to perform a health check. In fact, so important are these health checks that Aboriginal Health Services, as well as regional and national health bodies, are measured on the number of health assessments that they do.Fortunately for the services (and GPs, who are often paid on a percentage of their billings) Aboriginal Health Assessments pay well, and can be thought to subsidise the complex care that pays less well. Fortunately for the patients, an Aboriginal Health … ER -