Part of a GP’s job is finding the right words
One of the first challenges I faced in the US as a foreign doctor from an urban background practising in a small town was finding…
Tag: Patients
Our vocation shows life is a fragile gift, so should doctors be better at gratitude?
Like interest rates and food prices, burnout among healthcare providers in the US continues to rise. From my perch — as a hospitalist in a…
WWWW – the acronym that drove me from general practice
The acronym WWWW has many meanings — a quick Google search says it is the Japanese equivalent of hahahahaha — but in my world, it…
AusDoc survey: Gap fees, not wait times, the biggest problem with Better Access
Most GPs want 20 mental health treatment sessions a year to be subsidised under Better Access, an AusDoc survey suggests, with gap fees rather than…
‘Tip of the iceberg’: Doctor shortage blamed for rural maternity crisis
Doctors are warning of potentially avoidable deaths as a growing number of maternity units divert pregnant women to different hospitals. Gladstone Hospital in central Queensland…
An AHPRA investigator calls: My story of fear and panic after anonymous patient complaint
It is ironic that I was speaking with a colleague, commiserating about an article in Australian Doctor on whether we were headed for a “Great…
‘I’ve just spent $2000 on my dog’: Your stories of patients demanding bulk-billed care
When patients say they should be bulk-billed, what reasons do they give? Not all are facing financial hardship, it seems. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling…
5 things patients say that have me itching to hit the eject button
General practice is a funny old game, full of its own nuances. Despite the numerous practice role-plays in anticipation of — and beyond — the…
Just 40% of practices bulk-bill all patients, says founder of GP fee websiteÂ
Fewer than half of metro practices still offer universal bulk-billing, including just 30% of practices in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, new figures suggest. The numbers are from Cleanbill,…
How to deal with challenging patients
Dealing with challenging patients can be difficult and stressful. It is helpful to remember that they can be difficult for various reasons, such as being…
