‘I didn’t sign up to be a truant officer’: Why this GP is sick of sick notes
A GP frustrated at spending at least half an hour a day seeing patients for sick notes says he did not spend years studying to…
Tag: Practice matters
Good news for GPs who prefer working in scrubs over business wear
What to wear? For some doctors it is a tough question, not least when you are talking about work attire rather than an outfit for…
‘Medicare is not coming to the rescue’: Average gap fee for a level B consult rises to $44
The average GP gap fee is now $44.10 for a standard consultation and $62.70 for a long consultation, government data show, as practices grapple with…
Would a government $8 no-show fine encourage patients to turn up to appointments?
Fed up with millions of doctor appointment ‘no-shows’ a year, the French Government has proposed fining patients who fail to turn up without a good…
Accreditation opened up to more practices but telehealth-only clinics still banned
Mobile clinics and other non-traditional practices now have a chance to access the $500 million Practice Incentive Program funding pot under the RACGP’s expanded definition…
Family-run GP business could face nine-year backdated payroll tax bill
A GP practice group with 76 GPs says it faces the prospect of a nine-year backdated payroll tax bill that will possibly run to millions…
Treasurer’s offer to waive payroll tax for failing practices ‘unfair’
The Victorian Treasurer has offered to save GP practices driven to insolvency by payroll tax, but an accountant says the state’s GP practices deserve better.…
Payroll tax audits of 16 GP practices spur RACGP petition against tax grab
More than a dozen GP practices in Victoria are facing payroll tax audits, the RACGP says, as it urges a grassroots campaign in waiting rooms…
Payroll tax amnesties may not cover IMGs without fellowship
The definition of a GP used for state payroll tax amnesties has raised questions over whether IMGs, registrars or other doctors still working towards GP…
Payroll tax: State Treasurer asks doctors for figures to back up closure warnings
Almost a third of GP practices in SA will consider closing if payroll tax is enforced after June 2024, according to an AMA SA survey…
