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Medicare billed by GP for his forbidden sexual affair

Medicare billed by GP for his forbidden sexual affair

A doctor who billed Medicare for his sexual trysts with a patient and threatened to kill her, and himself, when she tried to end it has been suspended.

Physio barred from females after sexual assault charges

Physio barred from females after sexual assault charges

Physio barred from females after sexual assault charges

Physio barred from females after sexual assault charges

A Melbourne physiotherapist charged with sexually assaulting patients has been allowed to return to work but restricted from treating females.

Doctor wants a farmer: love keeps medics in the bush

Doctor wants a farmer: love keeps medics in the bush

Doctor wants a farmer: love keeps medics in the bush

Doctor wants a farmer: love keeps medics in the bush

Clare Hardie works as a rural doctor after meeting her farmer husband during university. A new study shows exposure to rural life is key to retaining doctors.

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Doctor ban lifted despite abortion patient's death

Doctor ban lifted despite abortion patient's death

A doctor banned for mismanagement of a women's health clinic has won the right to treat patients after she was suspended by a medical board.

Prominent dentist banned for four years for misconduct

Prominent dentist banned for four years for misconduct

A dentist known for his no-brace orthodontic treatment has been banned for four years after performing procedures without the appropriate qualifications.

Paramedic caught high on drugs while working on shift

Paramedic caught high on drugs while working on shift

A Victorian paramedic who tested positive to a cocktail of drugs while working and admitted to a long history of drug abuse has been suspended for 12 months.

Low blood donation storages as sickness grips Victoria

Low blood donation storages as sickness grips Victoria

Lifeblood Red Cross is calling on new donors to step up, as sickness plagues Victoria.

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From friends to folk music: how to keep a rural doctor

From friends to folk music: how to keep a rural doctor

From friends to folk music: how to keep a rural doctor

From friends to folk music: how to keep a rural doctor

The retention of rural doctors has long been an elusive problem, but new research has found social, professional and community connections are critical.

Manus Island refugee death unpreventable, inquest told

Manus Island refugee death unpreventable, inquest told

Manus Island refugee death unpreventable, inquest told

Manus Island refugee death unpreventable, inquest told

A Queensland coroner is examining the circumstances surrounding asylum seeker Faysal Ishak Ahmed's death on Manus Island in 2016.

Nurse banned for stealing PPE during national shortage

Nurse banned for stealing PPE during national shortage

Nurse banned for stealing PPE during national shortage

Nurse banned for stealing PPE during national shortage

A West Australian nurse who stole PPE during a national shortage so she could use it on an overseas holiday has been disqualified for 12 months.

Sydney surgeon in spotlight for patient's death

Sydney surgeon in spotlight for patient's death

Sydney surgeon in spotlight for patient's death

Sydney surgeon in spotlight for patient's death

A surgeon doing a routine hernia operation has been found responsible for a series of failures leading to a man's death, an inquest has heard.

First responders access to 'crucial' dementia training

First responders access to 'crucial' dementia training

First responders access to 'crucial' dementia training

First responders access to 'crucial' dementia training

A new program aims to equip first responders with the tools to handle the unique challenges of appropriately treating people with dementia during emergencies.

Victorian pharmacist banned after medication experiment

Victorian pharmacist banned after medication experiment

Victorian pharmacist banned after medication experiment

Victorian pharmacist banned after medication experiment

A Victorian pharmacist who preyed on vulnerable, single women - bombarding them with sexual messages and innuendo - has had his registration cancelled.

Osteopath sentenced for sexual assaults on two patients

Osteopath sentenced for sexual assaults on two patients

Osteopath sentenced for sexual assaults on two patients

Osteopath sentenced for sexual assaults on two patients

A Brisbane osteopath has admitted sexually assaulting two women who had been longstanding patients, saying he was under stress after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Melbourne GP suspended for treating family members

A Victorian GP has been suspended for six months for treating six members of her own family when she wasn't supposed to.

Melbourne GP cleared after sex with patient in toilets

A Melbourne doctor who had drunken sex with a patient in the toilets of a bar has been cleared of any wrongdoing by a tribunal.

GP disqualified for groping, kissing patient's mother

Victorian doctor Shyamal Kanti Datta will not be able to work as a GP until at least 2027 after he sexually assaulted a woman during a consultation.

Doctor murder accused has charge dropped, home for Xmas

Jacinta Davila is no longer accused of murdering top Adelaide doctor Michael Yung with her partner Kerem Aydin but still faces charges of assisting an offender.

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A country jackpot: cash incentive to lure GPs out bush

A $10,000 cash incentive is being used to convince doctors of the benefits of a life in the country, as one state tries to plug a regional GP shortage.

Chiro asks for no jail time after exploiting refugee

Melbourne chiropractor Seyyed Farshchi, 50, was found guilty by a Victorian jury of forced labour offences against a refugee.

National standards a turning point for cosmetic surgery

Australians who want cosmetic surgery will have to undergo a health assessment under fresh national standards to be mandated across the sector.

Sobbing parents face court for alleged murder of doctor

The young parents of an infant child broke into the home of top doctor Michael Yung, murdered him and tried to hide the evidence, a court has heard.

'Life or death': rural health back under the spotlight

An inquiry will examine the NSW government's progress in improving healthcare in rural areas, 18 months after revelations the system was at breaking point.

Young doctors feel unsafe, fatigued and fear mistakes

A third of Queensland's young doctors at public hospitals feel unsafe and more than half fear they will make a mistake due to fatigue from working long hours.

Doctor disqualified over racist, anti-Indigenous tirade

A doctor has been suspended for 12 months after sending a racist rant to a trailblazing Indigenous eye surgeon and questioning a child patient's heritage.

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