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As a doctor who has worked in a dozen different hospitals over the past decade, I have really enjoyed meeting a broad range of experienced doctors and hearing their perspectives on how the practice of

Dr Suneel Dhand27th February 2019

A GP clinic in Townsville that charged up to $78 per consult has pledged to bulk-bill all patients in the wake of devastating floods across the state.

At least three people have been confirmed dead

I pay about $500 per year for UpToDate, the online reference that helps me stay current on diagnostic criteria and best treatment options for most diseases I might run into in my practice. They also

A practice waiting room infotainment provider has come under fire after it was caught broadcasting alcohol ads to patients as they waited to see a GP.

General practice TV screens are usually known

I enjoy talking to random people about their experiences with healthcare.

As somebody who regularly travels all over the country, for both work and pleasure (I far prefer the latter), whenever I meet

Obtaining a prescription tops the list of the reasons Australians visit their GP, followed by a review  appointment, and then treatment for an URTI, according to the latest MedicineInsight data.

The

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27th February 2019

I saved a life today!

Although, I don’t know who it was or how I did it.

Maybe it was the routine pap smear that will come back as a high-grade precancerous lesion and be surgically removed before

GP Dr Iliya Englin is happy to see appropriately trained nurses prescribing under the supervision of doctors — just not in Australia.

The Australian GP has worked in New Zealand with a handful of

GP corporate giant Primary Health Care is officially changing its name to ‘Healius’ and adopting a new company slogan as part of a brand overhaul.

Shareholders overwhelmingly voted in favour of

In the final instalment of this three-part series, an Australian GP — whom Medical Observer has kept anonymous to protect the GP and their patients — recounts two more of their medical failures in the

I guess I should take it as a compliment when patients come to see me after visiting a specialist and ask me a bunch of difficult specialty-related questions.

“Did you ask the specialist that?” I