Medical autonomy? Prison doctor barred from jail by Tasmania’s prison boss
No-one doubts that doctors working in the prison system are doing a tough job, but it is not simply about the depth and complexity of…
Tag: Tasmania
GPs offered $100,000 cash incentives as state govts ramp up bidding war
Up to 40 GPs will receive $100,000 over four years if they move to regional Tasmania amid an escalating bidding war for rural doctors between…
Another 63 hospital deaths under review following cover-up claims against former clinical director
Investigators will examine another 63 cases involving an alleged cover-up of deaths at Launceston General Hospital by its medical boss. A review is already underway…
A dark agenda? Why members are in turmoil over federal AMA’s constitutional revamp
To ensure balance, we have also published a response to this article by AMA president Professor Steve Robson. You can read it here. News emerged…
It’s the ‘sickest, oldest population in the country’ yet GP practices are shutting down
At the start of the year, Dr Columbine Mullins’ practice on Hobart’s fringes was thriving. She had taken it over from a corporate owner five…
AMA members to vote on state AMA’s viability lifeline
A vote at the AMA’s AGM later this month will determine whether Tasmania becomes a branch of the Federal AMA rather than an independent entity.…
How this ‘boring’ GP was embraced as a politician after refusing COVID-19 vax
Dr Julie Sladden says she used to be an uncontroversial GP and possibly one of the most “boring” people she knew. But then she refused…
Tasmanian and federal AMA merger on the cards
AMA Tasmania could become a branch of the federal AMA, rather than an independent entity, with a possible member vote this year. Its president, GP…
Wanted: GP hit squad to be ‘deployed at a moment’s notice’ to rescue struggling practices
A team of 10 GPs employed by the Tasmanian Government will be “deployed at a moment’s notice” to rescue struggling practices under a radical election…
Hospital staff ‘inappropriately’ accessed medical records of teen accused of stabbing doctor
Tasmanian hospital staff are facing possible disciplinary action for inappropriately accessing medical records, including those of a teenage patient who allegedly stabbed an ED doctor.…
