Coroner blasts VAD after patient’s spouse took lethal drugs instead
The suicide death of a Queenslander who took assisted dying drugs intended for their spouse has “fatally exposed” the state’s voluntary euthanasia laws, a coroner…
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Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for GP’s manslaughter
The man who pleaded guilty to Dr Peter Dunne’s manslaughter has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, with a non-parole period of eight years.…
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter after GP’s ‘senseless’ death
The man who drove into GP Dr Peter Dunne five years ago has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Thomas Hill, 37, was a neighbour of Dr…
State launches pharmacy prescribing pilot for depot contraceptives and vaginal rings
Dozens of pharmacies across Queensland can now initiate 12-month scripts of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate injections, oral contraceptives and vaginal rings to patients aged 16 and…
Legal loss for obstetrician who sued colleagues for ‘cartel’ conduct over their on-call roster
An obstetrician who sued six colleagues for millions of dollars under anti-cartel laws after they excluded him from their on-call roster has lost his legal…
Hero GP named as victim of crocodile attack
A missing man who was attacked by a 5m-long crocodile in Far North Queensland has been named in media reports as Dr David Hogbin. A…
118-year-old practice faces closure because no GP will take it on
“I have an angel sitting above me. “It was given to me by a patient who underwent a double lung transplant, an incredibly brave woman,”…
Another radical health experiment? The mystery of Queensland’s physician assistants plan
It’s taken a week and more twists and backflips than Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, but Queensland Health’s plans for employing physician assistants — a role…
‘We are in panic mode’: GPs still waiting for payroll tax amnesty confirmation
This story has been updated with a response from the Queensland Revenue Office. GP practices that applied for Queensland’s payroll tax amnesty are still waiting…
Govt plan to fund nurse clinic ‘on same street as four practices’ angers GPs
The Queensland Government will open a nurse clinic to provide GP-style care in central Brisbane, which the RACGP says will harm nearby GP practices and…
