‘We wanted to make sure Dominic and Freddy weren’t hidden or locked away’
After Dr Tim Lane accepted a job in a small country town last year he made the decision to publicly share his family circumstances with…
Tag: Rural Practice
GPs left in the dark as practice deals with repeat blackouts
Dr Ajit Chaurasia is used to power blackouts at his practice in rural WA, but this time, a bushfire was approaching and a heatwave forced…
GP says it’s almost impossible for IMGs to pass medical board’s clinical exam
Dr Michael Mbaogu is finding it almost impossible to recruit doctors to his outback practice, but it is not for a lack of applicants. Five…
GPs left with $62,000 repayment plan after working for debt-ridden corporate
GPs owed a collective $186,000 from debt-ridden corporate I-Medical Australia will be paid one-third of the amount, with one doctor saying the saga has tarnished…
The wild reason an orthopaedic surgeon was calling about my patient’s breast biopsy
Timing can be everything in making the diagnosis of a rare condition. It was the weekend, so my patient presented to the local hospital ED.…
Eight GPs owed $165,000 from debt-ridden corporate
Eight locum GPs have been told by a debt-ridden medical corporate that they will only receive a third of the $165,000 they are owed in…
State offers $10,000 cash incentive to lure GPs out bush
A $10,000 cash incentive is being used to convince doctors of the benefits of a life in the country, as one state tries to plug…
‘Milking cows is really therapeutic’: A city GP’s first nine months in an outback town
After a decade without a permanent GP, Julia Creek found Dr Adam Louws. The former inner Brisbane GP moved 1600km to the tiny Queensland town…
No Christmas cheer looms for GP embroiled in bitter clash with council
It seems there will be no season of goodwill and festive merriment in the town of Norseman this Christmas. The community has been torn apart…
Tributes for GP ‘legend’ Professor Dennis Pashen after unexpected death
GPs are lauding the “extraordinary legacy” of ACRRM and RDAA former president Professor Dennis Pashen after his death in a swimming accident on Thursday. Professor…
