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…
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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.…
Pharmacy gives expired COVID-19 vaccines to hundreds of patients
A pharmacy in rural Tasmania has administered expired COVID-19 vaccinations to about 600 people over two years. The state’s health department said the issue at…
‘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…
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…
