Most GPs would not recommend the specialty to students or junior doctors: RACGP survey
GPs’ job satisfaction is falling, and fewer than half would recommend general practice as a specialty, according to the RACGP’s latest Health of the Nation…
Tag: Remuneration
Rip-off allegations fly as British surgeon paid $15,000 to cover for striking colleague
It didn’t take long for the ‘greedy doctor’ accusations to begin surfacing in response to the first mass walkout by doctors working in England’s NHS.…
Doctors accused of militancy after first joint strike in NHS history
Thousands of junior doctors and consultants in the UK have gone on the first joint strike in the 75-year history of the NHS. With claims…
Med schools need ‘zero-tolerance policy’ on derogatory comments about GPs: report
All medical schools should have GPs in senior academic roles to counter negative biases against the specialty, says a report by Medical Deans Australia and…
Practice launches $45-a-month subscription plan where GPs keep all their billings
A GP practice is promising patients a “no-gap private billing experience” with same-day or next-day appointments for a subscription fee of $45 a month. GPs…
Dr Gaby Bolton vs hospital bosses: The junior doctor on her landmark fight for paid overtime
In a landmark decision, the Federal Court of Australia this month ruled that Victoria’s Peninsula Health contravened the Fair Work Act by not paying overtime…
Junior doctors celebrate landmark class action win on unpaid overtime
Junior doctors have claimed victory in a class action on unpaid overtime, which lawyers are calling a landmark case for Australia. Two years after the case began,…
Pharmacy baby weighing and BP checks in jeopardy with 60-day dispensing, warns guild
Patients filling scripts will be handed new Pharmacy Guild of Australia graphics warning that pharmacists can no longer offer free delivery or advice as part…
Doctors who took strike action for six weeks win ‘milestone’ pay rise
Doctors who voted for work-to-rule industrial action have accepted a 3.5% pay rise after a new offer from the Tasmanian Government. The “milestone” deal was…
Is another $1.80 on a level B consult the indexation fix for GP rebates?
The Medicare rebate for a standard consultation rises from $39.75 to $41.20 tomorrow, while GP groups expect a second increase to $41.55 later this year. …
