Are you being bullied at work? I was and here’s how I managed it
Those of us GPs who take calls for the Doctors’ Health Advisory Service (DHAS) across Australia, frequently receive calls from young hospital doctors who are…
Tag: Culture of medicine
Looking back at two larger-than-life doctors from the 60s and 70s
But there are many doctors from my past who loom large in my memory, and I do consider them my heroes — two of them particularly.…
When are we going to stop eating our children?
Apart from trying to read hospital discharge summaries, I have had little to do with junior hospital doctors for many years. However, of late I…
Call to end mandatory reporting as CrazySocks4Docs kicks off
The RACGP is pushing again for amendments to mandatory reporting laws saying the pandemic is surely the time to help doctors take care of their o…
GPs resign from hospital over long, unsafe hours
GP Dr Bob Vickers says the doctors who worked at Singleton Hospital's ED were burnt out and sick of their concerns being ignored.
‘I don’t care about your f***ing surgeries’: Life as an unaccredited registrar
An extract from Dr Yumiko Kadota's new book.
1 in 3 junior docs fear errors due to fatigue
Australian survey shows 40% have experienced bullying, but most are reluctant to report it.
Obstetrician blasted over comments about female doctors
In emails to colleagues, Professor Hans Peter Dietz said women were unable to "cope with everyday nastiness" in medicine.
‘I tell my story today to make peace’: Abused doctor reveals his secret workplace nightmare
Whether you have experienced bullying yourself or not, we all must learn from Australian medicine's #MeToo moment, writes psychiatry registrar Dr K…
‘It’s normal to feel guilty’: How to survive a patient complaint
The surgeon says he wishes he had 'catastrophised' less and focused on the likely positive outcome.
