‘Inexcusable’: Medical training of 486 trainee doctors badly affected by bullying, harassment and discrimination
“It’s inexcusable.” These are the words used by the chair of the Medical Board of Australia last week to describe the fact that 35% of…
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Two GPs stripped of their specialist status lose legal fight with Medical Board of Australia
Two GPs who were mistakenly granted specialist registration because of a paperwork blunder have lost their legal fight with the Medical Board of Australia. Dr…
Is this the reason the VAD Review Board had to throw Dr Nick Carr under the bus?
The Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board in Victoria is saying nothing. And that is a surprise. For many doctors, it should be answering questions over its…
‘Bruising and unpleasant’: Dr Nick Carr speaks to AusDoc about his prosecution for VAD paperwork error
“I would almost forget about the investigation, and then another email would come through, and I would read the heading; my blood pressure would drop…
Medical board’s 16% fee hike ‘a tax on doctors’: AMA
The AMA has protested a steep hike in registration fees as “effectively a tax on the profession”, calling for more government funding to account for…
You can now join a CPD home for just $299 — should the RACGP be worried?
The first question when the Medical Board of Australia announced its CPD home revolution was whether it meant GPs could abandon their colleges en masse.…
GP believed complaint about her prescribing was defamatory: tribunal
A GP has failed to convince a tribunal that a complaint about her controlled drug prescribing was defamatory and that a report critical of her…
Just 4 in 10 doctors trust the medical board: AHPRA survey
Doctors’ trust in the Medical Board of Australia has plummeted, according to new data, which highlight concerns over the board’s response to COVID-19 and vaccine…
Business will thrive despite ‘tick and flick’ consult ban, telehealth corporate says
A major telehealth company built on text-based prescribing says it is hiring more GPs to meet patient demand, after reworking its business model around the…
Medical board cracks down on text-based consults despite protests from telehealth corporates
The Medical Board of Australia will warn doctors not to prescribe to new patients based on online questionnaires or emails alone, forging ahead with new…
