Doctors at work
‘Queensland has the money that we need’: Doctors’ $600m request for budget
The peak medical body said a recent audit of the mental health levy proved there was money to address chronic underinvestment across the sector.
- Courtney Kruk
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The billion-dollar Sydney hospital that’s performing worse than ever
Wait times at Westmead have doubled in a decade as more than one in 10 patients spend almost 22 hours in the emergency department.
- Rachel Rasker
- Opinion
- Hospitals in crisis
Wonder why emergency doctors are quitting? Spend a day in my shoes
It’s a privilege to care for patients and families during their hardest moments. However, this can also come at a real cost to doctors like me.
- Rachael Gill
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Stress fractures in emergency departments
A new report on the well-being of A&E physicians raises concerns about the future of emergency departments.
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Emergency doctors are ‘begging for beds’ and planning to quit
Patients are not receiving the best care because “we don’t have the space”, the emergency doctors’ college warns.
- Rachel Rasker
College president farewelled, pausing medical body dispute
Under normal circumstances, Friday’s meeting of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians would be a handover of power between the president and the president-elect. But neither was present in an official capacity.
- Rachel Rasker
‘Why are we here?’ Rare truce for warring doctors at Supreme Court hearing
In a rare truce, the warring factions of the RACP have agreed to allow a meeting to go ahead that could decide who runs the college.
- Kate Aubusson
- Opinion
- Medicine
As a GP, I’m very worried about changes to how ‘the pill’ will be prescribed
Women in NSW will soon be able to receive the oral contraceptive pill from their pharmacist without seeing a doctor. But increased access should not come at the expense of quality.
- Hayley Glasson
Junior doctors accuse Sydney hospital of veiled threat in leaked memo
Junior doctors have again been told to toughen up by hospital bosses despite overwhelming evidence of unsafe hours and exhaustion.
- Kate Aubusson
GP accused of sexual assault on patients bailed to Bellevue Hill home
Multiple patients have made accusations against the Sydney doctor over a period spanning decades.
- Jack Gramenz