‘It’s peace of mind’: Half of GP registrars now want to be employees
The idea that GP registrars should have one continuous employer so they can actually accrue leave and benefits, rather than a series of contracts over…
Tag: Rural Practice
‘Why would a doctor go to the bush where you’re a lone wolf making life-threatening decisions?’
This question was posed to politicians on Monday as part of a parliamentary investigation into the deepening crisis affecting rural NSW was blunt and a…
GPs owed $150,000 in locum fees after medical corporate collapses
A debt-ridden corporate that owed GPs tens of thousands of dollars in locum fees has gone into liquidation, just weeks before it was due to…
General practice hits new low after falling down the list of med student preferences
General practice has plummeted in the list of medical students’ first preferences, falling behind surgery and anaesthesia into fourth place. While rural generalism is climbing,…
It’s the ‘sickest, oldest population in the country’ yet GP practices are shutting down
At the start of the year, Dr Columbine Mullins’ practice on Hobart’s fringes was thriving. She had taken it over from a corporate owner five…
How will Dr Ernest Wong find true love if everyone within 200km is his patient?
Six months ago, Dr Ernest Wong moved from London to the tiny town of Wudinna, a six-hour drive from Adelaide. As the town’s first permanent…
‘You’re expected to manage anything’: Life as a doctor on a tiny island
Dr Jodie McCoy was already working at Norfolk Island’s only hospital when she was a teenager, as a lifestyle officer at its aged care component.…
Govt overhauls workforce program that lets junior docs work as GPs under supervision
A controversial workforce program that lets non-VR doctors work as GPs has been overhauled, with tighter criteria on where they can work and new funding for…
‘I hadn’t worked in emergency for 40 years’: GP leaves his practice to work as a locum 3000km from home
Ready to retire from solo practice in Geelong, but not wanting to hang up his stethoscope, Dr Frank Scheelings headed 3000km north to work as…
‘One of the most powerful human experiences I’ve ever had’: A budding doctor’s first delivery
“The baby’s head starts to come out and the midwife throws me a kidney dish with a needle and vial of synthetic oxytocin and says…
