Meet the 20 specialists recognised in Australia Day Honours
From cardiologists to urologists, 20 non-GP specialists have been recognised on Australia Day for their service to the country. They include pioneering obstetrician Dr Richard…
Antony Scholefield
Antony is a medical reporter with a special interest in technology and pharmacy.
Meet the six GPs honoured on Australia Day
Rugby doctors, rural doctors and a former deputy state premier all feature in this year’s list of GPs honoured on Australia Day. AusDoc wants to…
Medical Must-See: Foot lesions flag Hansen’s disease
Indian doctors initially thought their patient might have dyshidrotic eczema, bullous pemphigoid or another autoimmune disease based on her fluid-filled lesions. However, recurrent inflammation, polyarthritis…
Environmentalist GP speaks to AusDoc from his prison cell: ‘I have a job pushing the bins around’
GP Dr Patrick Hart has started his year in Chelmsford Prison after being convicted in a British court for causing criminal damage while protesting for…
Ministers and 200 psychiatrists in dangerous stand-off as mass resignations start tomorrow
It feels like a Wild West stand-off, one where no-one has yet blinked. Should nothing change, tomorrow we will discover what happens to an under-resourced…
4 out of 5 health economists want universal bulk-billing
Four health economists have told the government to push for universal GP bulk-billing, as statistics that 20% of practices bulk-bill all patients continue to dominate…
Guild uses bulk-billing report to spruik pharmacists diagnosing and prescribing
A company’s report that concluded 20% of GP practices offer universal bulk-billing has prompted the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to urge patients to “Think pharmacy…
GP fined $5000 after smacking child’s bottom and calling them ‘little brat’ in consultation notes
A GP has admitted grabbing a two-year-old and smacking his bottom after the child kept turning on and off the lights during his older brother’s…
Mark Butler rules out private health insurers subsidising GP visits, warning of ‘two-tier system in basic general practice’
The Minister for Health and Aged Care has “no plans” to let private health insurers subsidise GP care to compensate for Medicare’s shortfalls. Journalists asked…
One-fifth of GP practices still offering universal bulk-billing, survey suggests
A fifth of GP practices bulk-bill all new non-concessional adult patients, compared with a quarter of practices a year ago, according to a survey by…
