Fears of GP exodus as practices close in battler suburbs
GP practices are disappearing in Sydney’s outer suburbs as GPs retire or leave for mixed-billing practices in more affluent communities. The CEO of South Western…
Tag: Rural Practice
Loss of maternity units a ‘slippery slope’ for healthcare, doctors warn
Closing a maternity unit in a rural area is a “slippery slope” that effects not only women and their families, but entire communities who stand…
‘We’d either die together or start a new life’: GP recalls escape from Vietnam
Dr Thanh Huynh’s path to general practice began with a dangerous journey over a thousand kilometres in a barely seaworthy boat. It was 1983, and…
‘Am I now liable?’ How granting a medical favour turned into a horror story
Gather round the fire, young’uns, and I’ll tell you a horror story. It’s the tale of an uninsured Australian tourist who ended up in an…
‘It’s worse than ever,’ says GP struggling under the cost of locums
When Dr Gundi Muller-Grotjan told patients she would be forced to close one of her two clinics for a couple of days a week because…
The ‘hidden curriculum’ in medical schools undermines general practice, says top dean
The RACGP and ACRRM have failed to fill training positions, and a generation of GPs are nearing retirement — so it is no surprise alarm…
Quiz — Are you liable for this rural patient’s prolonged hospital stay?
You are one of two GPs in a small country town. Once a month a surgeon flies in to do a list for you and…
GPs mull next steps after private takeover rejected following their threats to quit
A private takeover of a GP practice, which nearly led all five GPs to resign, has been halted after failing to win enough support from the…
Doctor staffing crisis overcome at Gladstone Hospital
A hospital banned from providing full birthing services because of a shortage of obstetricians and gynaecologists is now back offering care to women with low-risk…
How lack of childcare options forced this GP to take her three kids into work
When Dr Alison Jones had her third child, she became so frustrated with the lack of childcare facilities in her rural town that she decided…
