24 Aug 2023
CAN A HEPA FILTER VACUUM HELP WITH ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA?
WHAT IS A HEPA FILTER? HEPA stands for high-efficiency particulate air. These filters are made of a dense weave of fabric that can trap the tiniest of particles – even microbes like bacteria and viruses.
24 Aug 2023
‘Community health is desperate for support’: GP’s plea to policymakers
For more than two decades Dr Kate Walker has been treating society’s most vulnerable. She says the situation has never been more challenging.
24 Aug 2023
Overuse of physical force sees enrolled nurse’s registration suspended
A tribunal has suspended and imposed conditions on an enrolled nurse’s registration after he used unnecessary physical force on a mental health patient.
24 Aug 2023
Nurse who stole medications and practised under the influence has registration cancelled by tribunal
In June 2019, Ms Jayne Beare (at the time registered under the name Jayne Buckley) was discovered by her employer for stealing and self-administering medicines while on duty at work.
24 Aug 2023
Medical practitioner receives career-ending disqualification following his conviction of multiple sexual assaults
A Victorian tribunal has reprimanded and disqualified a medical practitioner from applying for registration for 16 years and prohibited him from providing any health service
24 Aug 2023
NO NEW WOOD HEATERS, ACT GOVERNMENT FIRST TO COMMIT TO A PHASE-OUT IN SUBURBS
Despite the winter chill, the Australian Capital Territory will be the first government to phase out wood heaters due to health and environmental impacts, including asthma risk.
24 Aug 2023
World Medical Association asks for your input
The WMA invites AMA members to participate in their universal access to reliable healthcare information: Global stakeholder consultation.
24 Aug 2023
NSW pauses GP payroll tax audits for 12 months
The State Government will use the year-long freeze to consult on a long-term solution, a first step in preventing widespread practice shutdowns.
24 Aug 2023
Voting for RACGP contested electorates open
GPs are being encouraged to have their say on nine contested electorates in the 2023 Faculty elections.
24 Aug 2023
Small Tasmanian town loses its only GP
After nearly 17 years of working around the clock to provide essential health services to the people of St Marys, Dr Cyril Latt is exhausted.