Specialist Updates General News

Another state unveils voluntary assisted dying plan

6th April 2020
Queensland should become Australia’s third state to legalise voluntary euthanasia, the State Parliament’s health committee…
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Euthanasia
6Minutes News

Doctors urged not to 'sacrifice' themselves during coronavirus pandemic

3rd April 2020
Doctors shouldn’t take “heroic or sacrificial” actions in the coronavirus crisis that would then risk putting themselves out…
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Professor Angus Dawson
6Minutes News

Call for release of refugees amid pandemic

2nd April 2020
More than 1100 healthcare workers have demanded the immediate release of people from Australia's immigration centres amid…
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Professor David Isaacs.
Australian Doctor News

GP suspended for 'endorsing genocide' on social media

2nd April 2020
A GP has been suspended under emergency powers for allegedly posting social media tirades against transgender people and…
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Court
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COVID-19 in diabetes patients: timely advice for GPs

6th April 2020
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cohen-neale
Australian Doctor News

Should GPs be reporting patients they suspect are breaching isolation rules?

20th March 2020
Doctors are allowed, but not compelled, to breach privacy laws to report patients who are breaking COVID-19 quarantine rules…
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Georgie Haysom
Australian Doctor News

GP escapes suspension for 'cavalier' online prescribing

19th March 2020
A GP who wrote online scripts for antibiotics without conducting physical exams has escaped suspension after a tribunal…
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Tribunal
Smart Practice

The 9 questions you need to ask about online prescribing

16th March 2020
You may have seen the growing number of online prescription services and have been considering providing healthcare in this…
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Online prescribing