Hospital authority punished for 208 labour law breaches in unpaid overtime case
The hospital authority that lost a landmark class action on junior doctors’ unpaid overtime must pay $316,260 for breaching labour laws 208 times, the Federal…
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Tribunal warns medical board about the presumption of guilt as it overturns another emergency suspension
The suspension of doctors under the Medical Board of Australia’s emergency powers has become a vexed topic. These powers are meant to be employed in…
Doctors witnessing ‘seismic shift’ in attitudes of hospital bosses after legal victories on overtime
Managers are finally cleaning up their act on junior doctor rostering and staffing after another class action settlement, says a lawyer who has worked on…
‘Cancers sticking out like dogs’ balls’: When a GP arrives in a town that has not seen a doctor for over a year
Dr Michael Veal was watching his son play country footy on a wintery afternoon last year, when one of the players copped a broken jaw…
Wanted: The names of dead doctors as legendary as Chrissy Amphlett or Dame Edna
There is the Harold Holt Swim Centre, Amphlett Lane and Dame Edna Place, and now AMA Victoria wants legendary doctors to be honoured. The state…
Hospitals ‘within days’ of being unable to pay thousands of doctors, new FOI documents reveal
Victoria’s hospitals came within days of being unable to pay staff or creditors, prompting the health minister to request $422 million be urgently pumped into…
Underground trains rendering hospital MRI scans unreliable: Melbourne’s $180 million headache
What happens when someone has the bright idea to build an underground rail network just 20 metres beneath the foundations of your city’s hospital precinct?…
GP who called abortion doctors ‘contract killers’ faces tribunal after five-year emergency suspension
“This is probably one of the most important cases that’s ever been put in this tribunal in the last 30 years. “It goes to the…
Hospital staff asked to ‘turn the lights off’ to save money under looming budget cuts
Staff at three Melbourne hospitals have reportedly been asked to consider “turning the lights off” and limit recruitment in anticipation of looming budget cuts. In…
GPs urged to limit antibiotic oral liquid prescribing amid shortages
GPs are being urged to limit scripts for azithromycin and clarithromycin oral liquids, which are currently in short supply due to a spike in pertussis…
