‘Yes Minister is the reality’: the story of a GP who became a deputy premier
Dr Kim Hames was driving home when he made one of his most consequential decisions as WA Deputy Premier and Minister for Health. He banned…
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Is Trump totally wrong to withdraw the US from the WHO?
Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw the United States from the WHO has been met with dismay in the public health field. Some have called one…
Was Peter Dutton really the worst health minister? AusDoc interviews shadow minister Anne Ruston
Halfway through the interview with Senator Anne Ruston, who by May could be in charge of the $140 billion health portfolio, suffering all the deep…
Guild uses bulk-billing report to spruik pharmacists diagnosing and prescribing
A company’s report that concluded 20% of GP practices offer universal bulk-billing has prompted the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to urge patients to “Think pharmacy…
Mark Butler rules out private health insurers subsidising GP visits, warning of ‘two-tier system in basic general practice’
The Minister for Health and Aged Care has “no plans” to let private health insurers subsidise GP care to compensate for Medicare’s shortfalls. Journalists asked…
One-fifth of GP practices still offering universal bulk-billing, survey suggests
A fifth of GP practices bulk-bill all new non-concessional adult patients, compared with a quarter of practices a year ago, according to a survey by…
Private hospitals want $1.3 billion taxpayer bailout or patients to pay $200 fee for every admission
Private hospitals warn facilities will close unless the Federal Government hands over a bailout of $1.3 billion, or allow them to charge patients up to…
‘Concerns of doctors have been ignored for too long’: UK reviewing whether physician associates are safe
The training, scope and supervision requirements for the UK’s 3500 physician associates is under review after years of warnings from doctors about the “cheap medical…
MPs want to stop hundreds of GP practices recruiting IMGs
Independent MPs have blasted the Federal Government for allowing hundreds of outer-urban GP practices to recruit IMGs. Two years ago, the government radically extended the…
Govt ad blitz to promote bulk-billing and urgent care clinics
The Federal Government is funding an advertising blitz that encourages patients to search for bulk-billing GP clinics. A 30-second TV advertisement is telling patients that…
