An anaesthetist who spoke out about claims dozens of doctors had engaged in fraud,double-dipping and pocketing off-the-book fees has been dismissed from her role at a prestigious medical college.
The state’s auditor general has found Health Department systems to track ED patients are outdated,inefficient,frustrating and weak.
The findings of a landmark genetic study bolster calls for the federal government to establish a free expanded carrier screening program.
Half the state’s public psychiatrists have resigned as the Bondi Junction attack inquest shines a spotlight on chronically understaffed mental health units.
Allegations that a group of doctors has been cheating patients has prompted calls for a public register of those cheating.
More than 20,000 violent incidents took place at Victorian health services last year. The situation has prompted doctors,nurses and midwives to call for urgent action.
Cognitive behavioural therapy is the first line of treatment for insomnia,but it is expensive and very few know about it.
Australians who have had surgery in private hospitals are being urged to check their bills after a whistleblower alleged dozens of doctors have been engaging in systematic fraud and double-dipping.
Dozens of Victorian anaesthetists and surgeons have been accused of systematic billing scams and pocketing off-the-book fees in a damning complaint that has triggered investigations by a federal regulator and private health insurers.
The Minns government is playing hardball on nurses’ pay demands. It’s unlikely to win in the court of public opinion.
When Reena needed help,her doctors hesitated. A menopause and mood hub in Sydney will provide expert care to women navigating hormonal change.