Court tells doctors to accept interim 3% pay rise and commit to no more strikes
A judge has “strongly advised” doctors to accept NSW Health’s offer of an interim 3% pay rise following a 5000-doctor strike in April. The Australian…
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GPs paid more than anaesthetists for hospital locum jobs — see the list
GPs rank seventh out of 15 specialties for hospital locum pay rates, averaging $234 an hour, an agency has found. Data on more than 4500…
What’s it like consulting with eight patients at once? GP Dr Alecia Macrow explains
Setting up her new practice, GP Dr Alecia Macrow wanted to combine health coaching and medical treatment through group appointments. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she…
Parental instincts better than vital signs at predicting clinical deterioration, study suggests
Amid political fallout from a two-year-old’s death while awaiting treatment in ED, a study has suggested parental concerns can predict a child’s clinical deterioration better…
Practice nurses say MBS care plan changes unlikely to trigger job losses
Medicare’s revamped care plan items have created anxiety for nurses but are unlikely to trigger job losses, the practice nurse association says. On 1 July,…
The news today? Minister denies misleading public over psychiatrist pay demands and RFK Jr fires CDC vaccine experts
Welcome to your bite-sized wrap-up. Below, we provide news summaries of what is going on in medicine, with links to the articles, opinions, studies and…
Small-town GP cleared of misconduct for starting relationship with patient a month after final consult
A GP accused of misconduct for starting a relationship with a patient a few weeks after their therapeutic relationship ended has been cleared. The Medical…
40 pharmacists qualify as ‘doctors’ after new title applied to existing degrees
Forty graduate pharmacists can already call themselves ‘doctor’ despite not knowing they would receive the title when they started their degrees. Minister for Health and…
The King’s Birthday honours: The amazing career of medicine’s Guardian of the Dead
Forty years ago, Emeritus Professor Roger Byard was working as a hospital pathology registrar with an interest in forensics when he was tasked with performing…
Meet the 17 GPs honoured on the King’s Birthday — part one
One of the 17 GPs recognised in the King’s Birthday honours this year, Dr David Rimmer, told AusDoc his motivation in medicine was “right work”.…
