Changing the clock on fee-for-service: The looming reforms to the GP consult time tiers
The government move to re-engineer the Medicare time tiers for GP consults has the potential to become one of the most significant structural reforms to…
Paul Smith
Paul is editor of Australian Doctor Group.
RACP members to vote on ousting the doctor they voted to become its president
In just four weeks, the 32,000 members of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians will vote on whether to remove their incoming president. The unprecedented…
Pharmacists urged to question medicinal cannabis scripts before dispensing
Pharmacists have been told to reject doctors’ scripts for medicinal cannabis if they suspect they are fuelled by profit motives rather than patient care. The…
‘If I was sitting the fellowship exam, I’d probably fail it’: AusDoc interviews the RACS president
“If I was sitting the fellowship exam, I’d probably fail it.” This is not something you would expect to hear from the president of the…
RACP crisis: Only three board directors remain ahead of crucial EGM
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians has only three directors on its board as the beleaguered organisation announces a date for an EGM. It follows…
‘It is not a qualification’: Why your fellowship postnominal is not for life
Given the blood, sweat and tears involved in its acquisition, the fellowship postnominal holds a deep emotional value for many specialists. So, the debate about…
Top heart transplant doctor faces hospital investigation over his Mossad spy claims
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney will investigate the head of its transplant unit, Professor Peter Macdonald, over his claims that Israeli spy agency Mossad was behind…
The 2687 hours spent escaping AHPRA’s registration portal: AusDoc survey results
So just how much time did it take trying to complete your medical registration through the revamped AHPRA portal this year? Based on our survey…
‘Do no harm’: Specialists quit CDC after director is sacked for resisting anti-science orders
The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who says she was fired by the Trump administration for refusing to “rubber-stamp unscientific,…
‘Designed to destroy me’: President-elect speaks out on RACP crisis
The doctor at the centre of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians’ leadership crisis says boardroom moves to prevent her from becoming its next president…
