Australian Doctor News

GPs offer to create 'buddy practices' with doctors caught in the bushfires

15th January 2020
A buddy system for exhausted and underresourced GPs at medical practices caught on the frontline of the bushfire crisis…
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Dr Charlotte Hespe
Australian Doctor News

Outcomes from rural generalist-led birth units 'reassuring'

14th January 2020
Results from the first statewide study of birthing units supported by GP–obstetricians since the introduction of Queensland…
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Rural GP
Australian Doctor News

GP treating patients out of his caravan after practice burns

13th January 2020
Dr Jeffrey Lee survived the mega bushfire that swept through southeast NSW during New Year's Eve. He has worked in the small…
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Dr Jeffrey Lee
Medical Observer Opinion

This GP worked long hours but her clinic failed anyway - here's why

13th January 2020
Late last year, I became an Australian citizen. It was a long but worthwhile journey (special thanks to my fellow GP and AMA…
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Rural GP
Australian Doctor News

Govt fast-tracks process for doctors to work in bushfire-affected areas

9th January 2020
Doctors wanting to work in areas affected by bushfires will be able to skip the usual month-long wait to claim Medicare.  …
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Bushfire
Medical Observer Opinion

As Australia burns, where is our plan?

9th January 2020
As the fires continue to burn across eastern Australia, the full scale of the health impacts and the capacity of health…
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Bushfire
Australian Doctor News

'I'm emotionally shattered': GP on the front line of the bushfires

8th January 2020
Dr Bek Hoffman is a GP at the Mittagong Healthcare Centre in NSW. The town and surrounding region have faced bushfire…
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