‘One of the most powerful human experiences I’ve ever had’: A budding doctor’s first deliveryÂ
“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…
Tag: rural
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…
‘I’ve not had one doctor apply in four years’: Fighting to survive a GP droughtÂ
“I’ve had to close the practice three or four days over the last six months because I had no doctors. “That’s never happened in the…
Why this GP registrar spoke up about the benefits of being an obese doctor
Dr Tanvir Kapoor was first diagnosed as obese at the age of 12. “I remember a paediatrician encouraging my mum to give me more fruits…
Dr Graham Rowlands and the bizarre attempt to ditch him for a super clinic dream
Listening to Dr Graham Rowlands describe his career would probably give GPs the idea that he is treasured by the community he cares for. He…
Payroll tax: GP corporates ‘being audited as we speak’
Several GP corporates are facing payroll tax audits, the CEO of Ochre Health says, although his company has not received an audit notice yet. Dermot…
Med school places should be funded based on how many doctors go rural, govt told
The Federal Government should reward universities that address community needs and produce rural doctors with more funded medical student places, the AMA has told the…
National Party endorses cap on city GP provider numbers
The National Party will advocate for controlling the number of GPs in cities through a cap on provider numbers, as a radical fix for the…
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…
‘In non-doctor speak, the patient is f***ed’: a GP’s story
GP and writer Dr Sonia Henry put jolts through the medical profession when she published an anonymous opinion piece in 2017 about medicine’s “shameful and…
