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Could GPs ever stage a mass resignation? - Medical Republic

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themedicalrepublic.bsky.social @themedicalrepublic.bsky.social · Jan 17

Could GPs ever stage a mass resignation? By @hollypayne.bsky.social. The answer is ‘probably not’. Here’s why. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/could-gps-ev... #medsky #GPs

The answer is ‘probably not’. Here’s why.

Dahm the SROs (and the ATO), full speed ahead! - Medical Republic

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themedicalrepublic.bsky.social @themedicalrepublic.bsky.social · Jan 17

Dahm the SROs (and the ATO), full speed ahead! By Jeremy Knibbs. Colourful practice advisory principal David Dahm has written a 262-page application to the ATO which in essence asks nearly everyone to put up or shut up. medicalrepublic.com.au/dahm-the-sro... #medsky #ATO

Colourful practice advisory principal David Dahm has written a 262-page application to the ATO on the status of tenant doctor structures which in essence asks nearly everyone to put up or shut up.

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The history of pandemics is repeating itself - Medical Republic

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themedicalrepublic.bsky.social @themedicalrepublic.bsky.social · Jan 17

The history of pandemics is repeating itself, by Dr Robert M Kaplan. SARS-CoV-2 was a novel agent but our response to it was far from new. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/the-history-... #medsky #covid19

SARS-CoV-2 was a novel agent but our response to it was far from new.

Mass resignations past and present - Medical Republic

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themedicalrepublic.bsky.social @themedicalrepublic.bsky.social · Jan 17

Mass resignations past and present, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. More than 200 psychiatrists are poised to leave NSW Health en masse next week, and it’s not the first time doctors have tried this tactic. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/mass-resigna... #medsky #psychiatry

More than 200 psychiatrists are poised to leave NSW Health en masse next week, and it’s not the first time doctors have tried this tactic.

Dear Mr Park, please remove your head from your backside | Health Services Daily

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Health Services Daily @healthsdaily.bsky.social · Jan 17

Dear Mr Park, please remove your head from your backside, by Cate Swannell. Oh boy, things are about to get real. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/dear-mr-park... #medsky #nswhealth

Oh boy, things are about to get real.

NSW Health, psychiatrists ordered back to the IRC for 11th-hour hearing | Health Services Daily

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Health Services Daily @healthsdaily.bsky.social · Jan 17

NSW Health, psychiatrists ordered back to the IRC for 11th-hour hearing, by @asheppeard.bsky.social. The hearing will be held on the same day more than 200 public psychiatrists are due to leave their jobs for good. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/nsw-health-p... #medsky #nswhealth

The hearing will be held on the same day more than 200 public psychiatrists are due to leave their jobs for good.

SA planning ‘dump and run’ protocol to ‘fix’ ramping | Health Services Daily

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Health Services Daily @healthsdaily.bsky.social · Jan 17

SA planning ‘dump and run’ protocol to ‘fix’ ramping, by Cate Swannell. Handing patients straight to ED staff will certainly reduce the time paramedics lose to ramping, but patients will still be waiting to get an ED bed. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/sa-planning-... #medsky #ED

Handing patients straight to ED staff will certainly reduce the time paramedics lose to ramping, but patients will still be waiting to get an ED bed.

Wells the big winner in PM’s cabinet reshuffle | Health Services Daily

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Health Services Daily @healthsdaily.bsky.social · Jan 16

Wells the big winner in PM’s cabinet reshuffle, by Cate Swannell. The Aged Care Minister has been promoted to the front bench, while the NDIS goes to Amanda Rishworth and Anne Aly. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/wells-the-bi... #medsky #NDIS #government

The Aged Care Minister has been promoted to the front bench, while the NDIS goes to Amanda Rishworth and Anne Aly.

Damning audit slams crumbling Queensland Health | Health Services Daily

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Health Services Daily @healthsdaily.bsky.social · Jan 16

Damning audit slams crumbling Queensland Health, by Cate Swannell. A $2 billion maintenance backlog is a threat to staff and patients, says the latest update from the Queensland Audit Office. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/damning-audi... #qldhealth #medsky

A $2 billion maintenance backlog is a threat to staff and patients, says the latest update from the Queensland Audit Office.

Exclusive: ‘Absolute disaster’ as psychiatrists’ mass resignation set to hit trainees | Health Services Daily

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Health Services Daily @healthsdaily.bsky.social · Jan 16

Exclusive: ‘Absolute disaster’ as psychiatrists’ mass resignation set to hit trainees, by @asheppeard.bsky.social. A NSW trainee psychiatrist says the crisis poses a threat to patient safety and the future of psychiatry training in the state. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/exclusive-ab... #medsky

A trainee psychiatrist in the NSW public system says the crisis poses a threat to patient safety and the future of psychiatry training in the state.

Amid NSW psych crisis, RACGP calls for ADHD prescribing rights - Medical Republic

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themedicalrepublic.bsky.social @themedicalrepublic.bsky.social · Jan 16

Amid NSW psych crisis, RACGP calls for ADHD prescribing rights, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. The NSW government is running out of time to prevent 203 of the state’s public psychiatrists from leaving their roles. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/amid-nsw-psy... #medsky

The NSW government is running out of time to prevent 203 of the state’s public psychiatrists from leaving their roles, but the college reckons it has a (partial) solution.

GPs could be penalised for failing to upload to MHR - Medical Republic

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themedicalrepublic.bsky.social @themedicalrepublic.bsky.social · Jan 16

GPs could be penalised for failing to upload to MHR, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. The same laws that will allow Medicare to withhold rebates if pathology companies don’t play ball are expected to eventually encompass general practice too. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/gps-could-be... #GPs #medsky

The same laws that will allow Medicare to withhold rebates if pathology companies don’t play ball are expected to eventually encompass general practice too.

Why I walked away from clinical psychiatry - Medical Republic

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themedicalrepublic.bsky.social @themedicalrepublic.bsky.social · Jan 16

Why I walked away from clinical psychiatry, by Dr Helen Schultz. It really isn’t about money. It’s about dangerous and distressing workloads and contempt from government. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/why-i-walked... #medsky #psychiatry #workforce

It really isn’t about money. It’s about dangerous and distressing workloads and contempt from government.

Psychiatrists’ mass resignation ‘ethical and very, very brave’ - Medical Republic

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themedicalrepublic.bsky.social @themedicalrepublic.bsky.social · Jan 14

Psychiatrists’ mass resignation ‘ethical and very, very brave’, by Cate Swannell. A leading GP says the imminent walkout by 203 of NSW’s 295 public health psychiatrists is ‘considered’ and deserving of kudos. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/psychiatrist... #medsky #psychiatry

A leading GP says the imminent walkout by 203 of NSW’s 295 public health psychiatrists is ‘considered’ and deserving of kudos.

Opposition jumps on Cleanbill data, Butler insists there’s nothing to see - Medical Republic

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themedicalrepublic.bsky.social @themedicalrepublic.bsky.social · Jan 14

Opposition jumps on Cleanbill data, Butler insists there’s nothing to see, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. As universal bulk billers become an increasingly endangered species, pollies are shaping up for a statistics showdown. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/opposition-j... #medsky #political

As universal bulk billers become an increasingly endangered species, pollies are shaping up for a statistics showdown.

Hello, young doctors: get ready to make some mistakes - Medical Republic

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themedicalrepublic.bsky.social @themedicalrepublic.bsky.social · Jan 14

Hello, young doctors: get ready to make some mistakes, by Dr Pallavi Prathivadi. Nobody’s perfect in this field, so don’t let fear paralyse you – just be ready to learn. And, occasionally, laugh. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/hello-young-... #medsky #youngdoctors

Nobody’s perfect in this field, so don’t let fear paralyse you – just be ready to learn. And, occasionally, laugh.

The aphantasia twist you didn’t see coming - Medical Republic

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themedicalrepublic.bsky.social @themedicalrepublic.bsky.social · Jan 14

The aphantasia twist you didn’t see coming, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. People who can’t visualise images with their ‘mind’s eye’ are still doing all the imagination work. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/the-aphantas... #medsky #imagination

People who can’t visualise images with their ‘mind’s eye’ are still doing all the imagination work.

Mass resignation ‘ethical, considered and very, very brave’ | Health Services Daily

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Health Services Daily @healthsdaily.bsky.social · Jan 14

Mass resignation ‘ethical, considered and very, very brave’, by Cate Swannell. Psychiatrists are speaking out and they’re winning respect and kudos from other practitioners. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/mass-resigna... #medsky #psychiatry

Psychiatrists are speaking out and they’re winning respect and kudos from other practitioners.

Mixed reaction to first national autism strategy | Health Services Daily

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Health Services Daily @healthsdaily.bsky.social · Jan 14

Mixed reaction to first national autism strategy, by @asheppeard.bsky.social. While the strategy has been widely welcomed, experts say there is still more that needs to be done to support people on the spectrum – especially children. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/mixed-reacti... #medsky #autism

While the strategy has been widely welcomed, experts say there is still more that needs to be done to support people on the spectrum – especially children.