GPs drinking tea, doing ‘experimental’ surgery and refusing a sick note: your stories of trivial complaints
These stories range from frustrating to bleakly comic.
Earlier this year RACGP vice-president Dr Bruce Willett shared his story after being accused of yelling at a patient.
A complaint was lodged with AHPRA. But while he was eventually cleared of any wrongdoing, the investigation hung over his head for almost a year.
His is not an isolated story. Because of the concerns, the Medical Board of Australia is promising to up its game by taking less time to throw out frivolous notifications.
AusDoc asked GPs and other doctors to write about their own experiences.
