GPs try new patient rules to cope with crippling demand
Two GP practices are trialling measures to free up appointments including dedicating a doctor to repeat scripts and asking patients to restrict requests for results…
Tag: Practice management
GP payroll tax protections unlikely, says state AMA
Daniel Andrews’ Government seems unlikely to offer any payroll tax protections for GPs, leaving practices open to retrospective tax bills of hundreds of thousands of…
Prominent GP plans to add $15 ‘Premier’s Payroll Tax’ charge to patient bills
Payroll tax is driving Dr Mukesh Haikerwal to charge patients $15 extra on standard consultations, which he plans to itemise on invoices as the “Premier’s…
‘Wild accusations and no ambition’: ACT Chief Minister savages GPs over payroll tax
The ACT Chief Minister has hit out at GPs, saying they are making “wild accusations” in an attempt to dodge payroll tax and are “lacking…
‘Bulk-bill or we will hit you with payroll tax’: Health reform, ACT style
Granting GP practices in the ACT a two-year amnesty from payroll tax on the condition they bulk-bill at least 65% of their patients has been…
GP payroll tax audits on pause for a year in NSW, govt says
The NSW Government is halting payroll tax audits on GP practices for a year while it consults with doctors over its next steps. The announcement…
Payroll tax: NSW Opposition backs amnesty for GPs
The NSW Opposition will try to change legislation in order to protect GPs from retrospective payroll tax audits and exempt them from payroll tax for the next two years. …
Watch for payroll tax pitfalls when signing up to MyMedicare, accountant warns
The Federal Government’s voluntary patient enrolment scheme will “muddy the waters” on payroll tax for GP practices, an accountant says. From October, practices can enrol patients under the…
GP practices brace for payroll tax in NSW and Victoria after new rulings published
New guidelines in NSW and Victoria have put GPs in the crosshairs over payroll tax — without protection from retrospective audits or amnesty offers from either state government. The tax rulings, published in both…
Millions of patients urged to get vax boosters as fifth wave of COVID-19 looms
A fifth wave of COVID-19 infections is looming this winter, with Australians being urged to get their booster and flu vaccines. The warning comes with…
