
Rachel Carter
Freelance Journalist at Freelance
Chief of Staff at Australian Doctor
Journalist @australiandr
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5 days ago |
ausdoc.com.au | Rachel Carter
The day Dr Rudi Prasad froze on the job remains etched in his memory. “This elderly woman came in with asthma and bronchospasm. She was deteriorating right in front of me. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here. Remember MeForgot Password?
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1 week ago |
ausdoc.com.au | Rachel Carter
Medicinal cannabis prescribers are failing to acknowledge concerned correspondence from patients’ regular doctors, a leading psychiatrist says. Professor Richard Harvey has routinely written to the doctors prescribing cannabis to his vulnerable patients but has never heard back. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.
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1 week ago |
ausdoc.com.au | Rachel Carter
Payments tied to practice-wide universal bulk-billing risk setting GPs “at one another’s throats”, a prominent GP warns. The upcoming 12.5% loading payment if GPs at a practice universally bulk-bill key MBS items could tear practices apart, according to former RACGP vice-president Dr Bruce Willett. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.
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1 week ago |
ausdoc.com.au | Rachel Carter
The Federal Government has finally unveiled its new Medicare rebates for chronic disease care plans: From July, writing or reviewing a care plan will both attract $156.55, replacing the rebates of $164.35 for a care plan and $82.10 for a review. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.
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1 week ago |
ausdoc.com.au | Rachel Carter
Almost a decade ago, new mental health legislation in Queensland aimed to minimise involuntary treatment of people with disabilities and severe mental illness. The Mental Health Act 2016 tried to shift the focus to less restrictive options. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.
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RT @jkaffash: Very proud to win this with @__rachelcarter! This was a labour of love (though Rachel won't forgive me for the amount of work…

RT @pulsetoday: The media was full of tales of underperforming practices, but a major Pulse analysis has revealed the major systemic issues…

RT @Emmajourno: Any GPs on here in areas where acute respiratory infection hubs have been set up this winter. Wondering what difference it…