State of the nation: GPs vs non-GP specialists
New figures from the health department show that 82 GP registrar places will remain unfilled this year.
Tag: Health reforms
‘Exhausted’ British GP explains why they want fee-for-service too
Dr Russell Brown says his colleagues have become 'depleted and exhausted' by capitation.
Greg Hunt set to quit politics: reports
He is expected to announce tomorrow that he will quit at the next election.
Last chance to take our survey: Will you stop bulk-billing?
The RACGP is urging GPs to scale back bulk-billing where possible, warning that current rates are damaging the specialty.
Telstra Health explains its $350m MedicalDirector purchase
Recent times have seen a devaluation of big numbers to the point where you have to remind yourself that dollar figures with nine digits remain…
What’s in Greg Hunt’s big reform plan for GPs?
There is one clear and obvious strength in Greg Hunt’s draft 10-year reform plan for primary care. It succeeds in fulfilling the definition of a plan…
Dr Stephen Duckett steps down: ‘The opponents of Medicare are all gone’
After 30 years pushing health reform, he says Australia is finally on the cusp of major changes.
Budget 2021: What it means for GPs
Federal Government pledges aged care revolution following a generation of neglect.
Health Care Homes officially a ‘dead parrot’
An independent review found the model was floundering under bureaucracy and limited interest.
EDs in the ‘worst crisis for 30 years’, warns leading doctor
According to Dr Simon Judkins, many departments are now spending a part of each day operating in Code Yellow - a perpetual state of internal crisi…
