Orthopaedic surgeons vs hospital bosses: Dr Sindy Vrancic quits in clinical independence row
Dr Sindy Vrancic is something of a rarity being a female orthopaedic surgeon working in trauma in a major public hospital. But late last month…
Tag: ACT (Australian Capital Territory)
‘There’s a bullet coming your way, b**ch’: Patient given suspended sentence after stalking GP
A woman who stalked her doctor, reported her to AHPRA and drew a bullet hole on a picture that she stuck on a medical practice’s…
Junior doctor reprimanded for accessing medical records of colleague
A junior doctor has been sanctioned for accessing the medical records of a female colleague after she asked him not to contact her. The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal…
Federal Government offers $3.8m bailout to save bulk-billing GP practice
The high-profile Canberra practice placed in voluntary administration two weeks ago will reopen, at least in the short term, under a deal with an unnamed private operator.…
One of Canberra’s last surviving bulk-billing clinics enters administration
A GP practice that universally bulk-billed patients has entered voluntary administration after struggling to fill GP vacancies or cover its costs. The Interchange Health Co-operative…
Delayed myocarditis diagnosis left five-year-old with no hope of survival: coroner
A five-year-old with fulminant influenza A myocarditis was left with no chance of survival after a series of clinical failings at Canberra Hospital, a coroner…
Urgent plea for 1200 doctors to claim their share of $31 million in unpaid overtime
Unfounded fears of career reprisals or a move interstate may cost some junior doctors their share of a $31 million unpaid overtime settlement, one lawyers…
ACT Govt nurse clinic turned away patient with cellulitis without helping them find medical care, GP says
A Canberra GP says the ACT’s nurse-run urgent care clinics are failing to properly support patients who present with conditions outside their scope. Dr Emily…
Doctors taking ‘momentous’ industrial action over pay
Hundreds of doctors in the ACT have begun industrial action over wages they say are the second lowest in the country for medics. From Monday…
Doctors witnessing ‘seismic shift’ in attitudes of hospital bosses after legal victories on overtime
Managers are finally cleaning up their act on junior doctor rostering and staffing after another class action settlement, says a lawyer who has worked on…
