How do you deal with patients who use your name to fake medical certificates?
They pose several dilemmas for GPs.
Tag: Patients
‘I was catching up on surgery cases – and then the publisher called’
Dr Neela Janakiramanan shares how her book, 'The Registrar', came to life during a COVID-19 lockdown.
A call from AHPRA made me value my patients even more
My most treasured possessions are relationships. And I advise all of you to write down snippets of the wonderful interactions you’ve had with your patients,…
General practice funding is in dire straits – but do we have the balls to solve it?
Judging by the plethora of articles appearing in the medical media of late, including AusDoc, our colleagues are starting to accept that general practice is…
GPs using interpreters given Medicare green light to claim longer consults
The government’s allowance to level up MBS items to account for interpreters will not cover the majority of this GP’s work.
Quiz – How should you deal with a serial complainant?
You receive a letter of complaint after performing a cervical screening test on a patient who claims she suffered pain. How should you proceed?
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Why you should never point out the nail in a patient’s head
There’s a YouTube video that’s been doing the rounds for a while, where a woman is complaining to her partner that she is feeling unwell…
‘We’re being held to ransom’: GPs speak out on named referral farce
The demands seemed to be growing despite threats from federal health officials to investigate public hospitals.
I used to ignore patients’ racist abuse – now I’m all for zero tolerance
Over nearly 20 years of working as a doctor, I’ve had my fair share of abuse — much of it racist. And I can tell you…
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