As a GP, I’ve determined my own scope of practice. I can now perform laminectomies!
As doctors warn of the risks of pharmacists prescribing S4 drugs without medical oversight, and the dangers of pharmacists determining their own scope of practice,…
Dr Max Mollenkopf
Dr Max Mollenkopf is a GP and practice owner in Newcastle NSW. He is the deputy chair of the RACGP NSWACT Faculty Council.
‘Walk into any new corporate pharmacy and you’ll see consult rooms being built’
We are tipping into a period of oversupply of primary care services. You can’t change my mind. If you’re an everyday GP thinking your patients…
GPs doing routine blood tests are being brutally ‘frame-mogged’ by longevity clinics
Traditional GPs are being brutally frame-mogged* by longevity startup clinics — clinics that seem to have a better marketing team and a better focus on…
My ‘red flag’ patient waited three years for an ENT appointment — specialist fees aren’t to blame
Last week, neurosurgeon Professor Richard Bittar warned of a looming disaster if federal Health Minister Mark Butler forges ahead with plans to crack down on specialists’…
