This paper is on a topic of increasing policy importance. With the aging of the population, the pressure on our aged care facilities will become intense. This paper highlights how GPs, the main source of clinical supervision in residential aged care, do their job and what the issues are that facilitate and impede their participation.

Lung cancer care occurs in the hospital and the community and good communication between all healthcare providers is essential. Many patients experienced delayed or incomplete communication practices and reported the burden of information transfer falling on them. Most patients wanted their GP to be well informed about their cancer care. Early GP involvement and two-way communication between health professionals looking after lung cancer patients is needed to support patients in their journey.

Lower limb amputation is one of the most feared complications of diabetes. Healthcare professionals, particularly in primary care, are responsible for providing evidence-based preventative and early intervention foot care. Despite global consistency of guidelines, adherence to best-practice recommendations in primary care are inconsistent. Understanding and addressing the barriers and enablers faced by primary care health professionals when providing foot care is the next step in promoting better outcomes for people with diabetes.