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Lack of ear, nose and throat specialists keeping Tasmanians from getting vital surgery

Tasmanians are waiting years instead of days to access vital ear, nose and throat specialist appointments. The Department of Health is trying to find a solution.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

Tasmanian doctor critical but stable after ED attack

Tasmanian doctors have called for emergency department safety protocols to be reviewed after one of their colleagues was stabbed in a regional hospital.

The New Daily · Apr 10, 2023

Tasmanian doctor critically wounded, youth in custody

Tasmanian doctors have called for emergency department safety protocols to be reviewed after one of their colleagues was stabbed in a regional hospital.

AAP · Apr 10, 2023

Rural Tasmanian ratepayers hit with levy to help councils keep GP clinic doors open

Ratepayers in rural areas around Tasmania are being slugged with a levy to prop up medical clinics, prompting fresh calls for the commonwealth to step in and help.

ABC News · Aug 12, 2022

Why is my doctor no longer bulk billing and is Medicare in crisis?

Increasingly, GPs in Australia say the amount they are reimbursed is not enough to cover expenses, and they have little option but to pass costs on to patients

The Guardian - AU · Aug 11, 2022

‘Bulk billing is almost non-existent’: Tasmanian councils turn to ratepayers to prop up flailing GP clinics

Exclusive: A lack of federal support means several rural areas are using council rates to subsidise health services for vulnerable patients

The Guardian - AU · Aug 11, 2022

Dover Medical Centre in Huon Valley to lose permanent doctor in widespread GP shortage

A town in southern Tasmania could be without a permanent doctor by the end of the year in the midst of a widespread GP shortage.

ABC News · Jun 17, 2022

Derwent Valley mother Polly Cousens has two-hour drive to see GP amid state-wide shortage

When mother-of-seven Polly Cousens moved to Tasmania's Derwent Valley 12 months ago, she tried to make an appointment with the local doctor's surgery just minutes from their home — but with their books closed, she's forced to make a two-hour round trip instead.

ABC News · Jun 11, 2022

Tasmanians waiting weeks for doctors as regional GP shortage puts pressure on EDs

Denis Webber says booking a GP when he is feeling unwell or needs medication isn't a simple matter. With no doctors in his town available for weeks, he's had to turn up at a hospital instead.

ABC News · Mar 29, 2022