New program training GPs in responding to domestic and family violence in Tasmania
Rebecca* credits her general practitioner with saving her life. It was her doctor who, when her child presented…
Mount Gambier GP shortage leading to aggressive behaviour at clinics
There are now no GP clinics accepting new patients in South Australia’s second-largest city, leading to people abusing…
Hobart GP Clive Stack fined $40,000 for prescribing narcotic substance without authority
A Hobart doctor has been fined $40,000 after being convicted of prescribing a narcotic substance without authority and…
‘Frustrating and disappointing’: Canberra residents with Parkinson’s disease still campaigning for a specialist nurse
Jenny Miragaya has good and bad days. “When I’m off, I can’t walk. I can’t stand,” she said.…
Shiga Toxin producing E.coli (STEC) cases rise in England | UK Health Security Agency
Children aged 1 to 4 years were most affected, as UKHSA reminds the public of simple steps to…
Footie tickets to be prescribed on NHS in bid to stop over-use of antidepressant pills
FREE tickets to football matches will be dished out on the NHS to people with depression under a…
Canberra pilot program to allow select GPs to diagnose ADHD and prescribe medication
For Deranie Jackson, finding a specialist in Canberra to assess her child for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)…