Dr Marian Dover: A rural generalist’s 4000km journey to escape the ‘path to nowhere’
When GP Dr Marian Dover saw the job of her dreams, with the thrill, she also experienced a little trepidation at what would come with…
Tag: WA (Western Australia)
Neurologist diagnosed with Parkinson’s at 50 calls for herbicide to be banned to halt ‘tragedy’ of more cases
A leading neurologist diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age 50 is calling for a ban on paraquat, a herbicide now being linked with the…
The AMA family is united again, but the fight over fees will continue — here’s whyÂ
The 5000 AMA WA members are part of the federal AMA again, almost eight months after being kicked out. But while the split is over,…
‘You can’t put a price on getting a GP’: Local council spends 10% of its budget on new doctor
When a small WA town heard their GP was leaving, the council’s phones ran hot with residents urging the shire to secure another doctor. The…
Another state expanding pharmacy prescribing to include acne and nausea
The WA Government has given the green light to expand pharmacy prescribing to eventually include acne, nausea, wounds and more. It said the move was…
Friends almost reunited? 5000 AMA WA members expected to be welcomed back into the fold
Five thousand doctors in WA who were booted out of the federal AMA are expected to be welcomed back into the fold in the coming…
Hole in AMA WA accounts now sitting at $3 million, annual report revealsÂ
AMA WA recorded a $3.2 million deficit in its accounts at the end of last year, although the organisation says it’s over the worse and…
GP fined $7500 for trying to persuade patient to drop AHPRA complaint
A tribunal has fined a GP $7500 for trying to persuade a patient to drop an AHPRA complaint, despite clearing him of the allegation that…
Son of missing GP believes his mother is probably dead
Dr Nathalie Casal was last seen alive outside her home in the outer Perth suburb of Gnangara. At the time her family understood she had…
‘We try to give patients hope that things will get better’: GP at pelvic pain clinic
When Dr Andrew Leech started his pelvic pain clinic, his number one focus was endometriosis. But six months in, he has learnt “not all pelvic…
