Dr Anne Tonkin steps down as Medical Board of Australia chair
The chair of the Medical Board of Australia steps down this week after six years in the job. During that time, Dr Anne Tonkin oversaw…
Tag: Medical politics
I’m a GP who’s worked in one of Mark Butler’s urgent care clinics
I am a GP fellow who has worked at one of the urgent care clinics in Morayfield in Queensland. I’d like to give you an…
Anaesthetists demand college reinstates doctor asked to resign over alleged ‘slurs’ of specialty
A group of anaesthetists are demanding their college back down over its “dismissal” of a leading fellow for allegedly slurring the specialty over fraudulent billing…
‘Young GPs are amazingly smart’: Dr Bruce Willett on mentoring the next generation, dealing with pollies and his sharp shoes
Many GPs will know Dr Bruce Willett for his sartorial style, particularly the shoes. The RACGP’s former vice-president suggests the shoes are the only interesting thing…
‘Concerns of doctors have been ignored for too long’: UK reviewing whether physician associates are safe
The training, scope and supervision requirements for the UK’s 3500 physician associates is under review after years of warnings from doctors about the “cheap medical…
College president asks leading anaesthetist to quit amid claims she ‘slurred’ her fellow doctors
A leading anaesthetist has been asked to resign from her post at the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists for speaking out about potentially…
Mark Butler, reading out Google reviews in Parliament doesn’t justify the millions you’re squandering on urgent care clinics
Earlier this week, Mark Butler took to the floor of federal Parliament to talk about the wonders of his Medicare urgent care clinics. He had…
Urgent care clinics accused of failing to provide proper clinical handover to GPs
GPs have accused urgent care clinics of providing inconsistent or non-existent clinical handover to patients’ usual doctors. The allegation is spelt out in a new…
GP turned MP says govt-run locum agency could help fix workforce woes
A crossbench MP and former GP locum says a government-owned locum agency could save taxpayers millions of dollars currently spent on commissions for private recruiters.…
Trump chooses anti-fluoride anti-vaxxer as his US Health Secretary
Robert F Kennedy Jr is one of the world’s most prominent vaccine sceptics, and now the founder of the anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense has…
