2800 doctors to strike next month unless govt improves pay offer
Thousands of hospital doctors will strike for 24 hours next month unless the SA Government revises its offer of a 10% pay rise spread over…
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GPs want more info on surge in algae-linked illnesses
GPs have reported an increase in patients with a range of health issues related to an unusual source: toxic algae. Over the past couple of…
State health department bans doctors from using generative AI such as ChatGPT
SA Health has banned all staff from using generative and open-source AI software, pending an evaluation of the risks, its chief executive says. The ban,…
‘There is this narrative around — it’s just lazy doctors’: The true story of ambulance ramping and ED deaths
Dr Megan Brooks fronted a parliamentary select committee last week. Her testimony, which took about 45 minutes, was about ambulance ramping, the spectacle of patients…
The next Dr Monique Ryan? GP running for Parliament says former patients her ‘most dedicated volunteers’
GP Dr Verity Cooper had planned to spend retirement getting fit and seeing friends. That is until she discovered Independent for Sturt, a campaign group…
Locum physician sanctioned for walking out of ‘unsafe’ hospital after seeing one patient
This article has been updated. See footnote. A doctor who walked off a locum job after 45 minutes because she believed the hospital was unsafe…
Colorectal surgeon who drowned remembered for his ‘beautiful nature’
Colorectal surgeon Dr Andrew Hunter, who has died in a suspected drowning, has been remembered as “a good person who made a difference to a…
Only connect: Dr Caitlin Sum says she’s brought 2000 GPs and specialists together
When Dr Caitlin Sum set up a social media group for GPs and other specialists to share referral advice and waiting times, she would have…
Blood, guts, vomit: Graphic TV campaign under fire for blaming ED overcrowding on patients
An “unapologetically graphic” health campaign to deter people from EDs has been slammed by the AMA for appearing to blame patients for overcrowded hospitals. The…
Patient’s death could have been prevented if doctor used pneumonia risk tool: coroner
A woman with community-acquired pneumonia may not have died if a GP locum had calculated her risk of ICU admission or death when she presented…
