150 more specialist training spots in 2013
THE federal government has created an extra 150 specialist training positions for doctors to take up in 2013, half of them in rural and regional areas.
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Funding stalemate for 182 med students unresolved
THE Commonwealth and state governments remain at a stalemate over provision of funding for 182 international medical student intern places after two weeks of negotiations between the parties failed to finalise a deal.
Funding stalemate for 182 med students unresolved
THE Commonwealth and state governments remain at a stalemate over provision of funding for 182 international medical student intern places after two weeks of negotiations between the parties failed to finalise a deal.
Wooldridge may face ban over care group
FORMER federal health minister Dr Michael Wooldridge faces a possible ban from running a company and being slapped with a hefty fine for his role presiding over the collapse of an aged care property group.
Wooldridge in hot water over aged care property group collapse
FORMER federal health minister Dr Michael Wooldridge faces a possible ban from running a company and being slapped with a hefty fine for his role presiding over the collapse of an aged care property group.
Gillard’s test: effective health reform
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Roxon urges doctors to be mindful of costs
DOCTORS have hit back at comments made by Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon that they need to re-examine their practice to ensure a cost-effective health system. Speaking at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia health reform forum in Sydney earlier this week, Ms Roxon said that while clinicians were broadly free to choose whichever clinical approach they felt most appropriate, they also had a responsibility to be mindful of the costs. She pointed to the low use of generic statins as one example of where clinicians could reconsider their practice. “Only some patients require more ...
The art of diplomacy
What approach best creates a productive relationship between the AMA and government? Andrew Bracey examines the fraught issue of getting the balance right. “IF YOU are too nice, politicians don’t respect you – that is the first thing you have to have, their respect,” says former AMA president Dr Bruce Shepherd. “They in turn have to understand that you are there to make sure that your doctors can look after their patients properly – it all comes out of that.” Few would accuse the man who proved to be the bane of many a ...
GPs frustrated over govt inaction on MBS reform
THE Federal Government has missed its 1 July deadline to introduce a simplified MBS intended to ease the burden of red tape on GPs. Promised in the lead-up to the 2007 federal election and announced in December last year, the simplified schedule was to clarify Level C and D item descriptors, and streamline item numbers for health checks and chronic disease management. However, a spokesperson for Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon last week confirmed GPs would have to wait for the changes, which were still being considered by the Government. The delay has drawn fire from ...