GP says he’s been forced to leave town over ‘exhausting’ hospital referrals
Dr Brad Olsen says the situation has become so bad he's been banned from the public hospital
A GP says he is being forced to move towns because the local hospital keeps rejecting his patient referrals for no clinical reason.
Dr Brad Olsen from Bundaberg in Queensland claims the problem has been ongoing for the past 10 years.
His relationship with the Wide Bay Hospital and Health Service has become so problematic that he has been banned from the hospital following an attempt to have one of his patients admitted.
“Of my referrals, they’re probably sending back about 30% without a reason, and that’s been getting worse,” Dr Olsen told 6minutes ahead of his move to Brisbane.
