AusDoc website
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Jobs
    Login Join
    AusDoc website
    AusDoc website
    • Login
    • Create an account
    • About Us
    • Advertise
    • Contact us
    • Privacy
    • Terms and Conditions

    Tag: Allied health

    Coroner alarmed after NHS physician associate misdiagnoses femoral hernia as nosebleed

    March 7, 2025

    A UK coroner has issued warnings over physician associates’ scope of practice and supervision requirements after a patient’s fatal misdiagnosis. Patient Pamela Marking, 77, attended…

    Smartphone-supported CGM a diabetes game changer

    December 14, 2024

    Pat is a 56-year-old accountant and avid horse rider who has type 1 diabetes. She self-presents to a local diabetes education clinic after years of…

    Health professionals are also the victims when pushed beyond their scope of practice

    November 18, 2024

    Do you sometimes imagine that you are trapped in a submarine, in the darkest depths of the ocean, under the pressure of tons of seawater? …

    Helping to close the loop on glycaemic control

    November 9, 2024

    Kaye is a 60-year-old woman with a highly demanding job as a CEO. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 54 and started…

    Allied health referring to specialists will ‘blow out the budget, like the NDIS’

    November 6, 2024

    The Federal Government’s Scope of Practice Review says letting dietitians refer directly to gastroenterologists and midwives refer to psychiatrists will save patients money from “arbitrary”…

    Breaking news: Federal Government shelves its MBS care plan reforms

    September 25, 2024

    The Federal Government has apparently shelved until next year its plan to scrap the $130 MBS item for team care arrangements and equalise the rebates…

    Should GPs worry that the govt’s re-engineered rebates for chronic disease management plans are a big mystery?

    August 14, 2024

    Many GPs forgot about the Federal Government’s promise to axe the $130 team care arrangement item back in 2023, until last month’s news that the…

    A GP guide to managing grief in young people

    August 3, 2024

    Key points: Grief is often considered an experience that mainly affects older adults. But grief is more common in the young than many people appreciate.…

    MBS items for team care arrangements to be scrapped from November

    July 30, 2024

    Medicare items for writing and reviewing GP care plans will receive equal rebates from November, but it means that the rebates for team care arrangements…

    Another radical health experiment? The mystery of Queensland’s physician assistants plan

    July 25, 2024

    It’s taken a week and more twists and backflips than Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, but Queensland Health’s plans for employing physician assistants — a role…

    Load More

    Login or join to access the full article

    Login or Join

    Latest Articles

    Loading...
    • Home
    • Articles
    • Jobs
    • More

    Loading...

    Another radical health experiment? The mystery of Queensland's physician assistants plan

    Report

    There was a problem reporting this post.

    Harassment or bullying behavior
    Contains mature or sensitive content
    Contains misleading or false information
    Contains abusive or derogatory content
    Content that breaches the privacy of other individuals
    Contains spam, fake content or potential malware

    Block Member?

    Please confirm you want to block this member.

    You will no longer be able to:

    • See blocked member's posts
    • Mention this member in posts
    • Message this member
    • Add this member as a connection

    Please note: This action will also remove this member from your connections and send a report to the site admin. Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete.

    Report

    You have already reported this .