Mark Butler: Policy froth and the Medicare promised land
This is the second in our two-part federal election series. Last week we looked at the pledges made by Opposition health spokeswoman Senator Anne Ruston. When Mark…
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Is this person safe to use a firearm? Health checks for gun owners placing GPs in a ‘complex situation’
GPs are being tasked with conducting health assessments that ensure that gun owners in WA have the physical and mental capacity to shoot straight, hold…
Budget Paper 2: Peter Dutton and the haunting of Anne Ruston
This is the first in a two-part federal election series. Next week we’ll look at what Mark Butler, the Minister for Health and Aged Care,…
Doctor jailed for six years after ‘entanglement’ with Comanchero bikie gang
A doctor who got “in over his head” after coming into contact with the Comancheros has been imprisoned for supplying garbage bags full of prescription…
Too complex, too costly, too late: A GP’s battle for a patient no hospital would admit
I recently opened my smartphone to an AusDoc article about the isolation felt by a GP who was caring for a terminally ill patient with…
Medical board hits back at specialist college over ‘unprofessional’ conduct accusation
The Medical Board of Australia has hit back hard after being accused of unprofessional behaviour over its fast-track scheme for IMG specialists. This week, the…
The story of the PHN which set up a $2 million charity that delivered no services
A Primary Health Network has shut down a charity it established to support GP practices at risk of collapse, having spent $2.2 million on the…
What’s in tonight’s federal budget? You may already know
The big announcements in health have already been made, digested and at least when it comes to GPs and the bulk-billing incentives, answered. So the Federal…
Do doctors lack insight into the realities of being a politician in control of the health budget?
Judged by the complaints they generate, you suspect everyone thinks it’s easy being politician. So why the stupidity of the Medicare freeze, the experiments with…
College accuses medical board of ‘unprofessional conduct’ over IMG fast track
The Medical Board of Australia is being accused of unprofessional conduct over its alleged silence on the fast-track specialist pathway for IMGs. The claims have…
