GP registrars offered $40,000 to train in Queensland
Almost 600 GP registrars can get a one-off $40,000 payment this year to lessen the financial pain of leaving the hospital system, the Queensland Government…
Tag: General Practice
Let’s talk about sex in general practice
I was walking down a shopping aisle when I spied a sign for ‘Period Care’. Haven’t we come a long way now, able to mention…
I like to think I’m getting better with age — my patients seem to agree
I am a late-career doctor. In fact, given the latest proposals by the Medical Board of Australia, I qualify twice: once for being over 70,…
‘I’m a healer, not a dealer!’: GP on her dark times working for a medicinal cannabis telehealth clinic
Revelations that AHPRA knows of eight doctors who have collectively written 80,000 scripts for category 5 THC medicinal cannabis once again raise the obvious question.…
‘Is continuing here safe?’: Young doctor’s shock at finding squatters in his family home
“Hi, my name is Sanjay Kuikel, and I’m a junior doctor working in regional Victoria, Australia. I’ve dedicated my career to caring for others —…
Barbie shows women can be trusted to remove their high heels when needed, Aussie researchers claim
Barbie, rather than doom-and-gloom health warnings, could be the key to persuading patients to ditch high heels, Australian researchers say. The suggestion comes from an…
Life as a bush kid: ‘When I woke up, I immediately checked my balls — whew, all okay’
Growing up in the far outback on a cattle station was different. I had eight years of Mum’s home schooling, supplemented with School of the…
Solo GP in hot water over lack of home visits to elderly patient
A solo GP has been suspended for three months after a patient’s family reported him to AHPRA for refusing to prescribe her regular medications and…
Insulin, T-cell receptors and child-proof medicine bottles: Why Trump needs to keep his hands off Canada
My love affair with Canada began well before Canada’s sovereignty was threatened, or I had a Canadian son-in-law and an Australian-Canadian grandson and daughter. It began on…
Breaking news: Govt announces new rebates for MBS care plan items
The Federal Government has finally revealed that writing up or reviewing a chronic disease care plan will attract a rebate of $156.55 under its long-delayed…
