What GPs say matters, so choose your words wisely
We’ve all had a patient come in appalled or horrified about how another doctor has treated them. Most of the time, they just vent to…
Tag: Patients
Labels like ‘schizo’ can hurt, so we came up with new clinical terms
It is common to hear people use stigmatising, discriminatory and hurtful labels such as ‘psycho’, ‘schizo’ or ‘totally bipolar’. Others might minimise conditions by saying…
I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore
It’s election time, and ‘I’m mad as hell’ (see below video) about the state of our specialty at the hands of successive governments. It’s so…
Has GP patient enrolment become the latest dead parrot reform?
Despite the apparent gutting of patient enrolment, Dr Hambleton expects it will be revived.
Survey results: GPs on bulk-billing, the election and patient enrolment
Patient enrolment divides opinion - unlike bulk-billing, it seems.
Dr Paul Nisselle: I’m close to being broken…
I saw a patient recently who wanted a vaccine exemption certificate. When I asked why, she retorted in high dudgeon that surely I know that…
Bulk-billing and the future of general practice: Take the AusDoc survey
As election day looms, we would like to hear your views.
Three patient deaths I won’t forget
I often recall patients who have died. In one way or another they have left their indelible marks. A woman who had long-standing diabetes with…
PHN backflips on named referral ‘reminder’ for GPs
The message, which appeared in a newsletter last week, was withdrawn two days later amid outrage from GPs.
Some patients are really helpful – others not so much
I hold a special tenderness for patients who try and help make my job easier. Their efforts can be so earnest, albeit sometimes misguided. A…
