Delayed myocarditis diagnosis left five-year-old with no hope of survival: coroner
A five-year-old with fulminant influenza A myocarditis was left with no chance of survival after a series of clinical failings at Canberra Hospital, a coroner…
Tag: General Practice
Federal Government will push for nationally-consistent ADHD prescribing rules
The Albanese Government will pursue nationally-consistent ADHD prescribing rules but has equivocated on 14 other recommendations from last year’s Senate report on ADHD assessment and…
Changes to BP measurement guidance possible as GPs say current protocols take too long
Advice on optimal blood pressure measurement could change next year to reflect improving technology and the lack of available time in general practice, a leading…
‘I was in tears when my colleague walked in and gave me a hug’: The psychiatrist who desperately needed therapy
Who do psychiatrists turn to when they need therapy? In Professor Brett McDermott’s case, a fellow psychiatrist eventually came to his aid, but not before…
Has the genie escaped? Health ministers uncap the bottle on nurses prescribing S4 drugs
There is no escaping that the gathering of the country’s various health ministers last Friday carried a historical significance when it comes to health reform.…
State government reveals GP payroll tax exemption
The Queensland Government has introduced draft laws to make GPs’ ‘wages’ completely exempt from payroll tax. After a multi-year saga of state tax collectors trying…
Registrar who fought ‘antiquated’ AHPRA fee rules says 30% rebate for parental leave doctors is not enough
A registrar who campaigned to reduce AHPRA registration fees for doctors on parental leave says the changes announced this week are positive but not enough.…
Nurse prescribing of S4 and S8 drugs to start in 2025 but will not be ‘open slather’
Nurses have received the green light to prescribe ‘in partnership’ with doctors or nurse practitioners from mid-2025, including S8 drugs for cancer and palliative care.…
Pain as a rite of passage: Why does the sadomasochism of medicine continue?
My grandfather was a GP in country NSW in the 1930s and ’40s, back when a GP was the Swiss Army knife of doctors: the…
Trump’s great public health experiment: What happens when you give the car keys to the medically deluded?
The US, despite its vast resources, has long struggled to provide all of its citizens with healthcare in times of need. Vested medical and insurance…
