By Kellie Bisset A little bit political As the nation adjusted to the news of a new Prime Minister, it was still unclear at the time of writing whether Health Minister Tanya Plibersek would... Read more
The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT (AMSANT) recently called for a minimum floor price on alcohol. In the UK, the conservative Prime Minister David Cameron is supporting such a polic... Read more
As Croakey recalls (perhaps hazily), it was the former Federal Health Minister Dr Neal Blewett who started a debate some years ago about who are the real doctors in health. His suggestion, a... Read more
At the recent national rural health conference in Perth, one of the priority recommendations from the floor was for a “a review of health professional scopes of practice and, informed... Read more
The timing of the AMA’s dummy spit about the new primary health care organisations to be known as Medicare Locals (MLs) was impeccable. The AMA announced last Friday that its Federal Council... Read more