GPs employed in outpatient clinics shocked as govt ends their contracts
A two-year pilot of GPs working in outpatient clinics that successfully reduced waitlists has stopped for no clear reason, GPs say. The Tasmanian pilot, announced…
Rachel Carter
Rachel is a reporter with Australian Doctor Group.
Can you bill Medicare for group consults? This is what the federal Health Department says
This month, AusDoc’s interview with GP Dr Alecia Macrow on group consultations sparked debate over whether the consultations are billable to Medicare. Dr Macrow’s work, presented at…
Why this GP wanted to work for a Primary Health Network
Dr Michelle Redford joined her local Primary Health Network because of what she had witnessed in the UK. “I do not want to see another excellent healthcare…
Justice gone wrong? AusDoc talks to top barrister about the unusual case of Lucy Letby
The murder convictions of neonatal nurse Lucy Letby have been branded by her supporters as a gross miscarriage of justice, one of the worst in…
Diagnosed with cancer as an intern: ‘Everything was white noise — I didn’t know what to do or say’
“When I walked into my postop review, the look in my gynaecologist’s eyes gave me the hint it was not good news. “I have had…
Court tells doctors to accept interim 3% pay rise and commit to no more strikes
A judge has “strongly advised” doctors to accept NSW Health’s offer of an interim 3% pay rise following a 5000-doctor strike in April. The Australian…
What’s it like consulting with eight patients at once? GP Dr Alecia Macrow explains
Setting up her new practice, GP Dr Alecia Macrow wanted to combine health coaching and medical treatment through group appointments. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she…
No gender experts on puberty blocker review panel, says trans health group
The Queensland review of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormone prescribing has no medical experts in gender-affirming care on its panel, drawing criticism from Australia’s main…
‘I knew the answer to the problem … but I simply froze’: When doctors’ minds go blank
The day Dr Rudi Prasad froze on the job remains etched in his memory. “This elderly woman came in with asthma and bronchospasm. She was…
‘Infuriating and dangerous’: Psychiatrist tries and fails to speak with his patients’ medicinal cannabis prescribers
Medicinal cannabis prescribers are failing to acknowledge concerned correspondence from patients’ regular doctors, a leading psychiatrist says. Professor Richard Harvey has routinely written to the doctors prescribing…
