Death, bulk-billing and hospital beds: Australia’s health system in numbers
Every week, statistics pour down from governments to give a picture of Australia’s health system and its workings. This is not a comprehensive summary but…
Ciara Seccombe
Ciara is a junior reporter at AusDoc.
Westfield killer’s former psychiatrist should be investigated over ‘major failing’, coroner says
The psychiatrist who treated Westfield killer Joel Cauchi should be referred to a state medical watchdog for investigation, an inquest into the killings has concluded.…
‘Totally distorted clinical practice’: Diagnosis-driven NDIS not working for autism, paediatrician says
Thriving Kids, which will replace the National Disability Insurance Scheme for most children with autism, will not require a clinical diagnosis for children to get…
On call 24/7 with no reprieve: Why obstetrician Dr Alia Vemuri is leaving the NT
Dr Alia Vemuri left the NT once before, accepting a scholarship that could cover the cost of her textbooks and her first stethoscope. But having…
Medical Must-See: Doctors make a bloody obscure diagnosis
Identifying the cause of this patient’s gastrointestinal distress was like getting blood out of a stone. The 23-year-old Brazilian presented with a six-day history of…
Millionaire GP who owns 14 hotels and a brewery administered fentanyl sedation in breach of AHPRA conditions: tribunal
Dr Jerry Schwartz says he will appeal after being found guilty of breaching conditions on his registration by administering up to 100μg of fentanyl as…
PHNs need to shape up in three years or else, review warns
If the Federal Government cannot fix the business model for PHNs within three years, it should launch a not-for-profit body to oversee them, a review…
‘Unacceptable’: Within weeks, the NT will have no private obstetricians
The NT’s last remaining private obstetrician has announced she will shut her practice following the closure of the territory’s only private maternity hospital ward last…
ACRRM frozen out of GP training expansion: ‘Dismayed is the polite word’
ACRRM says it was excluded from talks on the Australian General Practice Training program ahead of last week’s unexpected announcement of 306 extra RACGP training…
How treating a staff member’s chest pain led to a complaint against the GP
A staff member who convinced GPs at his practice to assess his chest pains ended up making a complaint to AHPRA about the practice’s treatment…
