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…
Tag: WA (Western Australia)
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 reveals
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…
GP missing after failing to return from months-long bushwalk
A much-loved GP has been reported missing three months after she set off on a 1000km walk along the southern WA coastline. Recently retired, Dr…
Is the AMA facing civil war? States respond to membership fee fight
Last Thursday, at around 8pm, the federal AMA sent an email telling WA members they were no longer part of the national organisation. These doctors…
The ‘incredibly sad’ turmoil threatening to split the AMA
Professor Steve Robson says the kicking out of AMA WA members is not a crisis for the federal AMA but an “incredibly sad” situation. Last…
Breaking news: AMA in crisis over million-dollar cash fight
The AMA is in turmoil after it emerged that the state organisation in WA is refusing to hand over an estimated $1 million in membership…
