GPs can help tame the NDIS beast, so why are we an afterthought?
As GPs, we have an integral role to play in coordinating the care of our patients. This is a role we are used to doing…
Tag: Disabilities
Not just about sex: The case for funding access to sex workers under the NDIS
The National Disability Insurance Scheme aims to fund all the supports needed to improve a disabled person’s quality of life. It is separate from the Disability…
Watchdog warns doctors to limit psychotropics in people with intellectual disability
Psychotropic medications should only be prescribed as a “last resort” for behaviours of concern in patients with intellectual disability, according to a new clinical care…
‘I could have been depressed and angry but I decided no’: Doctor on going deaf and blind
“Stop work now.” With three words, a bureaucrat ended Dr David Squirrell’s 30-year medical career. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering the medical community…
RACGP wants funding for GPs doing NDIS paperwork
The RACGP wants GPs remunerated under Medicare for helping patients navigate the complexities of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, including for time spent on paperwork…
Royal Commission demands ban on court-ordered sterilisation of non-consenting patients
Australian courts ordered the sterilisation of 14 adults last year, but for most cases, the clinical details were kept secret. Now, the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse,…
Godsend or bureaucratic mess? 10 years of the NDIS
GPs hope a long-awaited review of the 10-year-old National Disability Insurance Scheme will finally back them financially for the hours spent treating and advocating for…
NDIS cost to outstrip Medicare within two years, govt says
The National Disability Insurance Scheme is on track to be one of the federal budget’s biggest expenses, with projections showing it will cost more than…
Over a billion young people could lose hearing due to earbuds and loud concerts
More than a billion young people are at risk for hearing loss because of listening to loud music at concerts and using earbuds and other…
‘Depression paralysed me more than quadriplegia’: A doctor’s remarkable story
Dr Dinesh Palipana will be a familiar to many readers as one of the first doctors with quadriplegia to continue their clinical practice. Less known…
