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…
Tag: WA (Western Australia)
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.Professor Steve Robson says the kicking out of AMA WA members is not a crisis for the federal AMA but an “incredibly sad”…
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…
GPs left in the dark as practice deals with repeat blackouts
Dr Ajit Chaurasia is used to power blackouts at his practice in rural WA, but this time, a bushfire was approaching and a heatwave forced…
Dr Graham Rowlands and the bizarre attempt to ditch him for a super clinic dream
Dr Graham Rowlands.Listening to Dr Graham Rowlands describe his career would probably give GPs the idea that he is treasured by the community he cares…
Nurses confident on forming own political party
WA nurses are backing a move to form a political party to contest the state election, their union says. The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) is…
Pharmacists get green light to diagnose and treat UTIs in WA
WA pharmacists with additional training can now prescribe nitrofurantoin or trimethoprim for UTIs, state Minister for Health Amber-Jade Sanderson has announced. Unlike NSW, the WA…
Major payroll tax victories loom for general practice as RACGP claims wins in two more states
The WA Government has apparently accepted that GPs are contractors rather than employees, a move that the RACGP says could offer practices some protection from…
GPs call for greater ADHD prescribing rights as system reaches ‘crisis point’
GPs are calling on state politicians to let them diagnose and start treatment for ADHD in children as wait times for paediatricians blow out to 18 months. Perth GP Dr Andrew Leech, who…
