Doctor plays ‘spine tingling’ cello for dying patient
Dr Michael Lam fulfilled a patient’s last request by playing live classical music at her bedside in Mackay Base Hospital, Queensland.
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Nearly half of patients say they would accept a $20 gap fee for standard consults
A third said they would stick with their GP if they charged $20 or less.
Why learning to lie made me a better doctor
When I became a head of department many years ago, a very distinguished doctor visited me and said he was to give me one, and…
GP receptionists quit as patient abuse worsens
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal says one patient threatened to blow up his GP respiratory clinic.
Obstetricians defend claim they ‘barge in’ during labour
Associate Professor Gino Pecoraro says a consumer group's allegation that a Brisbane hospital's obstetricians are being 'disrespectful' to women an…
Demand for mental health clinicians left patients little choice: study
Australia-wide survey shows 20% of responders believed the pandemic had made it difficult to access counselling and psychological services.
Australians unclear on true emergencies like meningitis and overdose
Many wouldn’t go to ED with a child exhibiting meningococcal disease symptoms or if someone had taken 10 paracetamols in 12 hours, Edith Cowan Un…
Patient wins appeal over wrong diagnosis in discharge summary
Busselton Hospital in WA was cleared of negligence in 2019 but is headed back to court after the patient successfully appealed.
Overloaded doctors can’t deliver the best care – when is the system going to be fixed?
While politicians debate the quality of healthcare based on bulk-billing rates, those at the coalface — GPs, ED staff, paramedics and patients — know the real story…
GP to ignore demands by hospitals for named referrals
Western Health in Melbourne sent letters to GPs last week warning that unnamed referrals would be rejected.
