Pharmacists across NSW will manage wounds, reflux and acne ‘to end GP wait times’
The NSW Government wants pharmacists to diagnose and treat seven more conditions by 2026, including mild to moderate acne and acute minor wounds. The other…
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Scabies treatments scarce as outbreak spreads to four hospitals
A scabies outbreak has spread to four NSW hospitals, with dozens of health staff infected amid a national shortage of treatments for the infection. The…
Specialists dependent on Rex Airlines to fly them into rural communities say its collapse will be catastrophic
Associate Professor Rachael Cordina is among hundreds of doctors who regularly fly on troubled Rex Airlines to treat rural patients. But the cardiologist and her…
118-year-old practice faces closure because no GP will take it on
“I have an angel sitting above me. “It was given to me by a patient who underwent a double lung transplant, an incredibly brave woman,”…
‘Not ethical or trustworthy’: ENT surgeon convinced patients to invest $500,000 in his clinics
An ENT surgeon who convinced two patients to invest over $500,000 in his business only to use some of the money for his personal use…
Over 100 patients choose to end their lives in first three months of new laws
More than 100 people have been helped to end their own lives in the first three months since Voluntary Assisted Dying was made legal in…
Pharmacists set to prescribe for shingles under expanded trial
Pharmacists in NSW will soon begin prescribing first line treatments for uncomplicated herpes zoster with an expansion of the trial to include some skin conditions…
GPs urged to limit antibiotic oral liquid prescribing amid shortages
GPs are being urged to limit scripts for azithromycin and clarithromycin oral liquids, which are currently in short supply due to a spike in pertussis…
Hundreds more GP practices offered limited protection from payroll tax — but only if they bulk-bill
GP practices in NSW are being offered payroll tax relief provided they bulk-bill at least 70% of patient consults. The State Government says it will…
Junior doctors’ victory after being paid just $17.70 a day for on-call clinical duties
Junior doctors in NSW will be thousands of dollars better off after winning a three-year legal fight against exploitation by the public hospital system. This…
