‘General practice is an opportunity to serve’: Wisdom from an award-winning GP
Dr Christopher Hughes’ first exposure to general practice came in 1977, a placement at Greenpoint Medical Centre as part of his degree at the University…
Tag: Tasmania
Plan for pharmacists to prescribe under GP direction ‘could be very positive’: state AMA
The Tasmanian Government will let GPs delegate aged care prescribing to pharmacists as part of a trial that has cautious support from the state AMA.…
Tribunal lifts former Chief Psychiatrist’s suspension but keeps conditions ‘for public confidence’
A former Chief Psychiatrist can return to practice, after he was suspended under emergency powers over a relationship with a woman he helped in the…
Doctors who took strike action for six weeks win ‘milestone’ pay rise
Doctors who voted for work-to-rule industrial action have accepted a 3.5% pay rise after a new offer from the Tasmanian Government. The “milestone” deal was…
Doctors consider strike action but say ‘sickest patients’ will still be treated
Poor pay is pushing doctors to the brink of striking, with AMA Tasmania considering work-to-rule action across the public hospital system. Anaesthetist Dr Michael Lumsden-Steel…
‘Offer bulk-billing or I’m coming for you’: Senator Jacqui Lambie’s warning to GPs
Senator Jacqui Lambie has put GPs on notice: bulk-bill more patients or “I will be coming for you”. She was responding to a question on ABC Radio…
Doctor ‘recovering well’ after alleged stabbing in hospital ED
A doctor, critically injured in an alleged hospital stabbing, is continuing to improve as details are released about a review into safety measures in EDs.…
Tassie pharmacists win ‘continued dispensing’ power for S4 drugs
Pharmacists in Tasmania can now dispense an extra month’s supply of all S4 medicines except for high-risk drugs like benzodiazepines or quetiapine. The Tasmanian Government…
Premier announces ‘much broader’ trial of salaries for GP registrars
GP registrars in Tasmania will have the option of being employed by the State Government in a major expansion to the so-called single-employer model for GP…
Chief Psychiatrist suspended by AHPRA over relationship with ‘vulnerable’ woman
A leading doctor has failed in his legal bid to lift his suspension under emergency powers for starting a relationship with a woman he first…
