2008-01-31
Yahoo! News Australia
NZ suffers as doctors flock to Australia
Nearly 300 New Zealand doctors a year move to Australia, the New Zealand Resident Doctors' Association (NZRDA) says. NZRDA general secretary Deborah Powell said 279 doctors left in 2006 and 253 in 2005, and as the figures did not include New Zealand doctors working temporarily in...
2008-01-31
Yahoo! News Australia
NZ suffers as doctors flock to Australia (AAP)
Nearly 300 New Zealand doctors a year move to Australia, the New Zealand Resident Doctors' Association (NZRDA) says. NZRDA general secretary Deborah Powell said 279 doctors left in 2006 and 253 in 2005, and as the figures did not include New Zealand doctors working temporarily in...
2008-01-31
The Northern Star
Former Lismore doctor faces NZ inquiry
By Mel McMillan and Alex Easton alex.easton@northernstar.com.au A DOCTOR who spent four years treating women at Lismore Base Hospital is under investigation in New Zealand over a series of botched...
2008-01-30
The Australian Jewish News
Jewish doctors take time-out (January 27, 2008)
Special stamps ... Jewish philanthropists Frank Lowy and Victor and Loti Smorgon are honoured in the Australian Legends stamps that have just been released by Australia...
2008-01-30
Abc News online
New doctors slated for Wonthaggi Hospital
Five new doctors will start in the Wonthaggi Hospital's emergency department next month. The department's 15 doctors walked off the job in October last year over pay and conditions, leaving the hospital with only locums over...
2008-01-30
The Australian
Doctors rushing patients for tests
DOCTORS are sending their patients off for expensive tests and scans in increasing numbers as a result of rising rates of diabetes and shortages in the medical...
2008-01-30
Herald Sun
Doctors' time used to write certificates
PATIENTS are asking time-pressured GPs to write out twice as many medical certificates as a decade ago, apparently to meet employers' demands. A major study of the way GPs use their time has found patients made 800,000 more requests for 'administration procedures' - most often medical certificates - in 2006..
2008-01-29
News-Medical.Net
Sex, drugs and diet top issues parents want doctors to discuss with kids
When parents bring their children in for routine check-ups many are hoping the doctors and nurse practitioners caring for them will do more than just check blood pressure, listen to their heart and provide any necessary...
2008-01-29
Yahoo!
Doctors could have prevented mother's death: coroner
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2008-01-29
Yahoo! News Australia
Health inquiry to be independent: Iemma
A special commission of inquiry into NSW health A special commission of inquiry into NSW health services will proceed without state government interference, NSW Premier Morris Iemma...