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.…
Tag: Tasmania
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…
IMG quits Australia after year-long paperwork battle with AHPRA
An IMG who spent years battling bureaucracy to work as a GP in a small Tasmanian town says Australia is missing out on doctors because of the “long and inefficient” process. Dr Joris Asselbergs spent 12…
GP charged with drug offences after manufacturing his own novel painkiller
Dr Clive Stack is facing drugs charges, including unlawfully supplying a narcotic substance.
GPs say ‘urban refugees’ increasing regional workload
Many rural Tasmanian practices have six-week wait times and are no longer taking on new patients, a senate inquiry has heard.
‘I was a pawn in a stupid game’: Disillusioned Dr Bastian Seidel quits politics
The former RACGP president was elected to Tasmania's Upper House just 12 months ago
GP reprimanded for ‘treating patient like her own son’
The doctor said her purpose was to gain the patient's trust and co-operation.
Pharmacists on track for NIP access in two more states from next year
The move could increase vaccination rates for those who struggle to access a GP, a NSW spokesperson says.
