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‘Run off your feet’: Why medical students such as Jordon are turning away from general practice
Doctors are worried there will not be enough GPs to staff dozens of new urgent care clinics amid declining interest in a career in general practice.
- by Angus Thomson
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‘Sleeping is not part of your job description’: Doctors warned against naps
Manning Base Hospital administration will apologise to junior doctors after removing a mattress from their break room.
- by Amber Schultz
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‘It was never about the money’: NSW’s junior doctors win $230m payout
At the end of a 100-hour week, Dr Amireh Fakhouri was too exhausted to drive home. Now she has helped win record backpay for 20,000 colleagues.
- by Angus Thomson
Shift nurses just want to feel safe at night. These are the artists trying to help
A new art project asks Sydneysiders to walk the streets of Randwick to honour healthcare workers and help make them feel safer.
- by Jane Albert
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Surgeon’s licence must have restrictions imposed
William Mooney was found to have provided substandard care, lied and been unethical. The Herald is troubled he has been cleared to reapply for his licence.
- The Herald's View
‘My brain exploded’: Geoff thought he had the flu, but he was wrong
It took 15 days and three trips to hospital before Geoff Martin learned he had a life-threatening condition.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Hysterical, drama queen: How two-thirds of Australian women say they feel at the doctor
A woman who went to the GP complaining about abdominal pain during sex was told: “You’re 70 years old; of course sex is going to hurt.” Three days later, her appendix burst.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Trade unions
Peak WA doctors’ body splinters from national group in ugly spat over membership money
The state’s doctors have been left without federal representation following a public split between the national and WA Australian Medical Association branches.
- by Hamish Hastie
Doctors push for formal role in nation’s disaster response planning
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has proposed the creation of a centralised register of local doctors and general practices willing to respond to disasters.
- by Lisa Visentin
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Hospitals in crisis
‘My life changed for the worse that day’: Why Julie can’t go to work any more
Nurse Julie Carey had witnessed many acts of violence and aggression by patients. But after an incident in January, she could no longer set foot inside her hospital.
- by Laura Banks and Angus Thomson
People dying overseas without WA gas, premier says
The West Australian premier has doubled down on recent commentary about the importance of the state’s role in continuing to approve new gas supply projects.
- by Hamish Hastie