An AHPRA review that identified 16 suicides of health practitioners under investigation found there was no clear process for investigators to escalate concerns about a…
Doctors are not good with boundaries. Let me be clearer about this: I’m not talking about professional or ethical boundaries. All health professionals are required…
Doctors have described the trauma, stigma and fear that comes with a health impairment notification, as the RACGP steps up its push to have mandatory…
About five years ago, I did the first public reading of my non-academic writing. I was a 40-something-year-old doctor, and I was terrified. It was…
Often what ails us is not the illness or injury, but its indirect impact — on our lives, our relationships, our sense of ourselves and…
My grandson went through a phase where he responded to myriad situations with the assessment: “I don’t think so.” Meanwhile, while reading about burnout (with…
On TV, overworked doctors juggle patient care with bomb threats, fires and other catastrophes — all while enjoying a thrilling love life. But in reality,…
Dealing with challenging patients can be difficult and stressful. It is helpful to remember that they can be difficult for various reasons, such as being…
Junior doctors at a hospital in Sydney have been threatened with an increased workload and “less comfortable chairs” for napping on overnight shifts, in a…
Australian Doctor received this anonymous article from a GP this week about the loneliness and isolation of mental illness — especially for doctors. They describe…
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