States offer payroll tax relief subject to how much GPs bulk-bill
GP practices in Victoria and SA will be able to partly avoid payroll tax by deducting payments for bulk-billed consultations off their ‘wage’ bill, under…
Tag: SA (South Australia)
Leading paediatrician dies after being attacked during home break-in
This article has been updated 8.49am. A highly respected intensive care paediatrician has died after being attacked during a break-in at his home. Police said…
Another state on verge of pharmacist UTI prescribing
The SA Government should let pharmacists prescribe antibiotics for UTIs “as soon as possible” without a trial or pilot program, a parliamentary committee has declared.…
Hundreds screened for TB after outbreak in central Australia
Hundreds of people have been screened for TB with free vaccinations offered to at-risk groups in SA as health authorities scramble to contain an outbreak…
Widespread breast density reporting ‘premature’, says cancer researcher
BreastScreen SA’s decision to notify women of their breast density after routine mammography is “premature” and not supported by “robust evidence”, says a leading cancer…
Bed block blamed for latest attack on hospital doctors and nurses
Doctors have called for improved security after yet another violent incident, in which three doctors and two nurses were injured by a mental health patient…
‘Very concerning’: Unregistered doctor worked in ED for six days
Investigations are underway into how an unregistered doctor gained access to an SA ED, where he allegedly treated patients for almost a week earlier this…
Court dismisses $10 million defamation case over GP’s 26-year-old referral letter
A GP accused of defaming a patient in a referral letter he wrote in 1997 has prevailed after the “vexatious” $10 million claim was thrown…
Patient death ‘likely’ avoided if GP ordered ECG and troponin tests: coroner
A coroner has criticised a rural GP for not ordering an ECG or troponin tests for a patient who repeatedly presented with chest pain. It…
‘Pioneering surgeon’ rapped over high-risk procedures
A vascular surgeon regarded as a “pioneer” by his medical peers when it came to treating unusual medical conditions has been sanctioned after a young…
