Half of GP registrars worse off compared with final year of hospital training
More than half of GP registrars are earning less than they did in their final year of pre-vocational hospital training, with many trainees doing hospital locum work to…
Rachel Carter
Rachel is a reporter with Australian Doctor Group.
Top doctor’s radical healthcare fix: a single-funder for GPs and hospitals
A state AMA wants a single government healthcare funder to end the political squabbling and improve relationships between GP practices and public hospitals. AMA Tasmania…
‘Yes Minister is the reality’: the story of a GP who became a deputy premier
Dr Kim Hames was driving home when he made one of his most consequential decisions as WA Deputy Premier and Minister for Health. He banned…
When your patient’s anxiety stems from an existential threat to humanity
Dr Cybele Dey remembers a seven-year-old boy with severe separation anxiety. The trigger was the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires. While the boy was not affected…
Psychiatrist mass exodus continues with ‘urgent’ arbitration hearing to fix crisis now eight weeks away
The dispute between public psychiatrists and the NSW Government remains unresolved, with an “urgent” five-day arbitration hearing set for 17 March. Mental health minister Rose…
‘Crisis? It’s going to be catastrophic’: We speak to one of the NSW hospital psychiatrists left behind
Two hundred public psychiatrists will resign on Tuesday unless the NSW Government executes a massive turnaround on pay and conditions. Adjunct Professor Chris Ryan is…
Queensland hints it could restart physician assistant recruitment
Doctors have warned health officials against hiring more physician assistants to work in public hospitals after a senior bureaucrat hinted it was on the agenda.…
Referral service halts plan to charge GP practices $1000 subscription fees after backlash
The country’s largest secure messaging service has put on hold its plan to charge practices up to $1000 a year to make digital referrals using its platforms. GPs were outraged by…
GP practices in the UK face legal action after making hundreds of physician associates redundant over safety fears
A trade union says it is taking legal action against GP practices in UK for dismissing physician associates amid warnings that patients are at risk.…
Incentives for GP bulk-billing in line for major boost as Government draws up battle plan for looming election
Another boost to bulk-billing incentives could be on the horizon if Labor wins the upcoming election. Lifting the incentive paid to GPs would likely be…
