Australian Doctor News

Co-op dream ends as controversial chain sold to private GP practices

23rd September 2021
The National Health Co-op has been broken up and sold off to private GP practices after a financial crisis ending in the…
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Medicare
Australian Doctor News

Increasing corporate referrals prompt review of PSR's legal powers

27th July 2021
The Professional Services Review says it wants to shake up its process for corporate investigations, arguing the current…
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Professor Julie Quinlivan
Australian Doctor News

Bulk-billing GP co-op faces insolvency because of 'insurmountable' losses

23rd June 2021
The chain of GP practices that charges patients membership fees in return for universally bulk-billed GP care has entered…
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Smart Practice

What profit margins can you expect as a GP practice owner?

27th May 2021
After a year turned upside down by the impact of COVID-19, the latest GP practice benchmark paper by Prosperity Health has…
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Coronavirus money
Australian Doctor News

GP corporate boss warns of 'general practice morale crisis'

20th May 2021
General practice faces a fresh recruitment crisis as medical graduates remain wary of the pay and conditions in the…
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Dr Ged Foley
Australian Doctor News

Should we care if GPs turn their backs on practice ownership?

10th May 2021
The proportion of GPs owning their own practice has fallen from 35% to 25% in just over a decade, researchers claim. …
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Dr Caroline de Moel-Mandel
Australian Doctor News

Federal Govt takes Healius to court over 'inflated' rents

27th April 2021
Healius faces a date in the Federal Court of Australia after being accused of paying inflated rents to doctors for…
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