In this edition, we highlight the budgetary crisis facing the NSW health system and look at the solutions needed to ensure we can attract and retain public hospital doctors.
The AMA (NSW) Workplace Relations team provides a detailed spread on managing psych-social hazards in private practice and navigating online reviews, and we hear from doctor-in-training Dr Devin Deo on how he’s channelling Bob Dylan to push for recognition and change.
We also explore AMA (NSW)’s role in ensuring abortion services are embedded in existing pathways across the public health system, and look at why good GPs are going unnoticed.
Dr Rebekah Hoffman shares her learnings from setting up two practices in Sydney, and we examine to arguments for older doctors undergoing health checks after the age of 70.
We look to the future with interviews by four interns embarking on their careers, and we honour former AMA (NSW) president Dr Saxon Smith and his ground-breaking research into sunscreen use.
