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.…
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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…
‘Input error’ after doctor’s handwritten script change may have led to patient’s death: coroner
This story has been corrected. See footnote below. A coroner has blamed an “input error” involving handwritten medication charts for the death of a patient…
Nurse-led clinics costing taxpayers $195 per consult: official figures
Health officials misled the public about the cost per service at ACT’s nurse-led walk-in clinics by burying roughly $10 million in expenses, reveal documents obtained…
‘Wild accusations and no ambition’: ACT Chief Minister savages GPs over payroll tax
The ACT Chief Minister has hit out at GPs, saying they are making “wild accusations” in an attempt to dodge payroll tax and are “lacking…
