RACGP election: Presidential candidate Dr Monirul Haque answers AusDoc’s big questions
RACGP members will vote for a new president this month and AusDoc has asked the five candidates to respond to our burning questions about the…
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Breaking news: Medical board’s plan for mandatory health checks for every doctor aged 70 and over
The Medical Board of Australia wants every late-career doctor to undergo mandatory health checks, pointing to figures showing that rates of patient complaints increase dramatically…
9-year-old’s star turn in GP recruitment campaign
Donning an oversized white coat and stethoscope, William Gleeson turns to the camera and asks: “Are you tired of the humdrum of metro general practice?”…
RACGP presidential candidate Dr Alan Bradley responds to the big questions facing GPs
RACGP members will vote for a new president this month. Five GPs are campaigning for the role, and AusDoc has asked all five to answer…
Another radical health experiment? The mystery of Queensland’s physician assistants plan
It’s taken a week and more twists and backflips than Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, but Queensland Health’s plans for employing physician assistants — a role…
Can a crack squad of GPs on govt salaries fix this state’s workforce woes?
GPs who join the Tasmanian Government’s rapid response team to parachute into practices that need help will be paid $210,000-$288,000 as a base salary, according…
‘The system is broken’: Doctor’s fight for permanent residency after 10 years in Australia
When Dr Tessa de Speville came to Australia from Mauritius aged 18, she had no idea of the bureaucratic limbo that awaited. “My brother was…
How dependent is Australia on IMGs? Here are the numbers by specialty
The Federal Government doesn’t doubt that Australia needs more IMGs to patch the medical workforce, hence its plan to shrink the role of medical colleges…
Junior doctor challenges AHPRA over registration fees and parental leave
When third-year oncology registrar Dr Belle Sasse took maternity leave last year, she took non-practising status to cut her registration fees to around $200 a…
Govt plan to fund nurse clinic ‘on same street as four practices’ angers GPs
The Queensland Government will open a nurse clinic to provide GP-style care in central Brisbane, which the RACGP says will harm nearby GP practices and…
