Leading GP says after-hours industry entering ‘death spiral’
A leading provider has announced it is pulling out of all but one Australian city.
Tag: After hours
After-hours home visits fall 40%
The GP deputising industry says it is facing a triple threat: rebate cuts, the pandemic and a recruitment crisis.
After-hours service ditches cash-for-patients deal
In August, 13CURE promised to pay practices $5 for every patient diverted to its service.
Telehealth triage ‘not safe’ for chest pain: study
Findings from a Dutch out-of-hours service shows phone triage underestimates the condition in more than one quarter of patients.
Concerns grow over deputising service’s cash-for-patients deal
Health officials say they may ban incentives after deputsing service 13CURE promised practices thousands.
After-hours GP rapped over sepsis death
The New Zealand doctor failed to perform an abdominal examination.
After-hours GP services ‘facing annihilation’ as patients turn to telehealth
Industry leader Dr Nathan Pinskier says GP deputising services are becoming unsustainable in their current form.
After-hours corporate wins PSR court battle
The National Home Doctor Service has secured a major win against the Medicare watchdog.
GP deputising services see another rebate cut
Medicare rebates for non-VR doctors have been reduced yet again.
After-hours corporate challenges PSR inquiry
It did not 'employ' the 56 doctors under investigation, argues National Home Doctor Service.
