The most ethically complex issue at the heart of the debate about euthanasia is dementia. Advocates consider it a matter of self-determination and autonomy —…
AHPRA’s use of emergency powers is being reviewed amid escalating concerns that investigations into suspended doctors, or those with registration conditions, are taking years. The…
Dr Philip Nitschke has dismissed claims reportedly made by a Swiss prosecutor that the first woman to die in his death pod showed signs of…
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…
A plaintiff lawyer has doused concerns that GPs could be sued for recording patients’ family history under proposed privacy law changes. The Federal Government wants…
Complaints about doctors reached an all-time high of 11,207 last financial year, a 12.8% increase from the previous 12 months, AHPRA’s annual report has revealed.…
I am a middle-aged GP. As such, I have a while to go before I am likely to be subject to the mandatory health check…
A nurse who attended a surprise baby shower thrown for him at an aged care facility during a COVID-19 lockdown has been suspended for a…
The PSR recouped $31.6 million for Medicare through 87 negotiated outcomes and 13 committee decisions last financial year, the watchdog’s annual report says. This compared…
“Dad’s actually an alcoholic. He shouldn’t be on the road. But he never tells you this stuff. He just says he’s great. Make sure you…
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