RNs will soon be writing PBS scripts. Here’s what you need to know
RNs working with doctors will be able to prescribe S4 and S8 drugs under the PBS after landmark legislation was passed by federal Parliament last…
Ciara Seccombe
Ciara is a junior reporter at AusDoc.
Govt axes medicines advice line that helped discover new adverse events including ‘sleep driving’
The Federal Government is closing its phone service for patients to ask questions about medicines and report adverse events, suggesting that they see a GP…
‘Leaky pipeline’: 80% of cardiac patients skip rehab in Aussie study
Only 20% of cardiac patients attend rehabilitation despite its association with lower mortality, an Australian study suggests. The data linkage study of 37,191 adults undergoing…
Medical Must-See: Ingested toothbrush returns after 20 years
This man bristled at doctors’ persistent questioning before eventually spitting out the fact he had swallowed a toothbrush 20 years ago for a drunken dare.…
GP practices offered $600 per patient for bulk-billing ADHD assessments
The NSW Government is offering select GP practices $600 per patient if they bulk-bill initial consultations for ADHD diagnosis and at least one follow-up appointment.…
‘Vicious cycle’: Too many registered nurses facing burnout within months of graduation
Unsupportive workplaces, unrealistic workloads and the shock of suddenly carrying full clinical responsibility are the three biggest drivers of burnout among Australia’s newly graduated registered…
‘Excited to be back’: Successor to landmark general practice study announced
The original headline for this article has been changed. A successor to the BEACH study has finally surfaced. The famous study of what actually happens…
Nursing students to undergo virtual reality violence training before their placements
Nursing students at the University of Technology Sydney are set to complete a virtual reality simulation of patient aggression and violence before their first clinical…
Australia will need 7000 extra specialists in seven years: health department report
Australia will be short 6981 FTE specialists by 2033 yet simultaneously have an oversupply of 7867 FTE junior doctors, suggests modelling by the Department of…
GPs growing to like urgent care clinics, prominent GP says
GP complaints about urgent care clinics have started fading, says GP Professor John Adie, who compares the shift to orthopaedic surgeons slowly accepting primary care…
