Govt streamlines COVID-19 vax rebates
Rebates for COVID-19 vaccine assessments will no longer be tiered by dose number as the Federal Government attempts to cut down the number of MBS items.…
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Dr David Berger’s case highlights ‘unreasonable’ limits on GPs’ free speech: RACGP
GPs should have more freedom to criticise public policy without worrying about complaints to AHPRA, the RACGP says, citing the case of Dr David Berger…
RACGP presidential wannabe launches legal fight against his sanction for COVID vax post
A candidate from this year’s RACGP election has been cautioned for sharing a social media post that described COVID-19 vaccination as “so safe you have to be…
‘My plan is to destroy AHPRA’: Dr William Bay on why he’s fighting his ban
Dr William Bay says he is not “begging” to return to clinical practice. For many doctors watching on, it must feel as though the former…
More than 150 doctors suspended by medical board under emergency powers, new figures show
The use of emergency suspensions has almost doubled, reaching 153 during the last financial year, data from the Medical Board of Australia show. The watchdog…
‘Let me back in’: Dr William Bay launches Supreme Court fight to overturn his suspension
Dr William Bay, who led a chant of ‘kick me out’ while standing outside the AHPRA office in Brisbane, is appealing to the Supreme Court…
10 GPs suspended under emergency powers for COVID-19 conduct, says AHPRA
Ten GPs have been suspended under emergency powers for sharing COVID-19 conspiracy theories or flouting public health orders in the past financial year, AHPRA has…
COVID-19 booster eligibility ‘unlikely to change’ despite warnings of another wave
ATAGI is unlikely to change its COVID-19 vaccine booster recommendations despite predictions of a new wave of cases to hit within weeks, health officials say. …
A GP guide to vaccine safety
Need to know: The speed of the COVID-19 vaccine development raised questions about whether corners were cut in the race to develop vaccines at pandemic…
‘I had to look up where Wuhan was’ says CMO Professor Paul Kelly
When COVID-19 hit Australia, the country’s top health bureaucrats were bracing for something big — but even they were yet to grasp the enormity of…
