My five tips for ending your consults on time
The consultation is winding down. You’re getting ready to move on, saying goodbye, and then you hear: “Doctor, one more thing…” Or perhaps the patient…
Tag: Patients
The MyMedicare patient enrolment scheme is open for GP practices — should you sign up now?
MyMedicare is officially here. Since 1 July, practices can register for the Federal Government’s voluntary patient enrolment scheme before the incentives start flowing later this…
Premier rejects bid to let doctors initiate VAD discussions with terminally ill patients
The legal ban on doctors initiating discussions on voluntary assisted dying with their patients in Victoria seems certain to remain, despite fresh complaints that it…
‘A two-page letter for talking about mammograms’: Your trivial complaint stories — part two
Australian Doctor has been collecting stories of patients making frivolous complaints about their care. These include complaints sent to Medical Board of Australia or those…
GPs drinking tea, doing ‘experimental’ surgery and refusing a sick note: your stories of trivial complaints
Earlier this year RACGP vice-president Dr Bruce Willett shared his story after being accused of yelling at a patient. A complaint was lodged with AHPRA.…
‘I want to die peacefully’: She was a fighter, but I knew she was right
It was a busy night in the emergency department. I rushed from one patient to the next, trying to keep up with the constant stream…
An ageing scrotum is not a lovely thing to see
Nakedness has been all the talk in my town this week. More specifically, being very briefly naked, or even nearly naked, while changing from swimmers…
My private life and how a career in general practice has changed me
We are on a well-deserved break and my husband has just struck up a conversation with the older couple renting the unit next to us. …
Shaming patients for Dr Googling their diagnoses is painfully self-righteous
“Please don’t confuse your Google search with my medical degree.” We’ve all seen the mug and probably had a little chuckle. Maybe it has even…
Best comments of the week: gender dysphoria, greedy locum obstetricians and reluctant patients
Our readers are posting hundreds of comments on the AusDoc community platform. You’ve written about when patients mentally leave the consultation, the “greed” of locum obstetricians,…
