Tag Archives: pathology

Pathology and Government sums don’t quite add up: industry insider

August 31, 2009 – 12:46 pm

A pathology industry insider who wishes to remain anonymous has sent in the following post:
“Every year I have a chuckle at the annual reports of whoever is left standing in corporate pathology…..and this year is just the same…..it never seems to add up.   All the info below is derived from the annual reports on [...]

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Ouch! A GP’s take on obstetric woes

May 15, 2009 – 9:36 am

The sound of obstetricians crying poor in the wake of budget changes to the Medicare Safety Net is not eliciting much sympathy in many quarters.
Take this, from GP Dr Kerri Parnell, the editor of Australian Doctor, a magazine for GPs.
She writes in the latest issue: “Within a month of the Medicare Safety Net being introduced [...]

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The federal budget and health: a Croakey survey

May 6, 2009 – 11:58 am

In the lead-up to the budget, Croakey has asked an assortment of public health and health policy types about their wishes and expectations.
Michael Moore, CEO, Public Health Association of Australia
In the initial budget for this government was a huge effort on hospital waiting lists and $$$ through to the States for improvements at the tertiary [...]

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