Should people living with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s be able to request MAiD in-advance? Health Canada wants to know www.insidehalton.com/news/should-... @insidehalton.bsky.social Get weekly updates: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

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BREAKING: Debris seen over the Caribbean after SpaceX's Starship explodes during test flight

Waiting to be admitted from ED? See you in 16 hours, by Cate Swannell. New data from the ACEM shows waiting times in emergency are continuing to blow out. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/waiting-to-b... #ED #hospitals

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With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.

Could GPs ever stage a mass resignation? By @hollypayne.bsky.social. The answer is ‘probably not’. Here’s why. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/could-gps-ev... #medsky #GPs

Dahm the SROs (and the ATO), full speed ahead! By Jeremy Knibbs. Colourful practice advisory principal David Dahm has written a 262-page application to the ATO which in essence asks nearly everyone to put up or shut up. medicalrepublic.com.au/dahm-the-sro... #medsky #ATO

The history of pandemics is repeating itself, by Dr Robert M Kaplan. SARS-CoV-2 was a novel agent but our response to it was far from new. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/the-history-... #medsky #covid19

Mass resignations past and present, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. More than 200 psychiatrists are poised to leave NSW Health en masse next week, and it’s not the first time doctors have tried this tactic. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/mass-resigna... #medsky #psychiatry

Dear Mr Park, please remove your head from your backside, by Cate Swannell. Oh boy, things are about to get real. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/dear-mr-park... #medsky #nswhealth

NSW Health, psychiatrists ordered back to the IRC for 11th-hour hearing, by @asheppeard.bsky.social. The hearing will be held on the same day more than 200 public psychiatrists are due to leave their jobs for good. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/nsw-health-p... #medsky #nswhealth

SA planning ‘dump and run’ protocol to ‘fix’ ramping, by Cate Swannell. Handing patients straight to ED staff will certainly reduce the time paramedics lose to ramping, but patients will still be waiting to get an ED bed. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/sa-planning-... #medsky #ED

Wells the big winner in PM’s cabinet reshuffle, by Cate Swannell. The Aged Care Minister has been promoted to the front bench, while the NDIS goes to Amanda Rishworth and Anne Aly. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/wells-the-bi... #medsky #NDIS #government

Damning audit slams crumbling Queensland Health, by Cate Swannell. A $2 billion maintenance backlog is a threat to staff and patients, says the latest update from the Queensland Audit Office. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/damning-audi... #qldhealth #medsky

Exclusive: ‘Absolute disaster’ as psychiatrists’ mass resignation set to hit trainees, by @asheppeard.bsky.social. A NSW trainee psychiatrist says the crisis poses a threat to patient safety and the future of psychiatry training in the state. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/exclusive-ab... #medsky

Amid NSW psych crisis, RACGP calls for ADHD prescribing rights, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. The NSW government is running out of time to prevent 203 of the state’s public psychiatrists from leaving their roles. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/amid-nsw-psy... #medsky

GPs could be penalised for failing to upload to MHR, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. The same laws that will allow Medicare to withhold rebates if pathology companies don’t play ball are expected to eventually encompass general practice too. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/gps-could-be... #GPs #medsky

Why I walked away from clinical psychiatry, by Dr Helen Schultz. It really isn’t about money. It’s about dangerous and distressing workloads and contempt from government. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/why-i-walked... #medsky #psychiatry #workforce

Psychiatrists’ mass resignation ‘ethical and very, very brave’, by Cate Swannell. A leading GP says the imminent walkout by 203 of NSW’s 295 public health psychiatrists is ‘considered’ and deserving of kudos. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/psychiatrist... #medsky #psychiatry

Opposition jumps on Cleanbill data, Butler insists there’s nothing to see, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. As universal bulk billers become an increasingly endangered species, pollies are shaping up for a statistics showdown. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/opposition-j... #medsky #political

Hello, young doctors: get ready to make some mistakes, by Dr Pallavi Prathivadi. Nobody’s perfect in this field, so don’t let fear paralyse you – just be ready to learn. And, occasionally, laugh. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/hello-young-... #medsky #youngdoctors

The aphantasia twist you didn’t see coming, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. People who can’t visualise images with their ‘mind’s eye’ are still doing all the imagination work. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/the-aphantas... #medsky #imagination

Mass resignation ‘ethical, considered and very, very brave’, by Cate Swannell. Psychiatrists are speaking out and they’re winning respect and kudos from other practitioners. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/mass-resigna... #medsky #psychiatry

Mixed reaction to first national autism strategy, by @asheppeard.bsky.social. While the strategy has been widely welcomed, experts say there is still more that needs to be done to support people on the spectrum – especially children. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/mixed-reacti... #medsky #autism

Marathon IRC hearing as psychiatrists butt heads with NSW Health, by @asheppeard.bsky.social. The warring parties faced the Industrial Relations Commission today. Here’s what we know so far. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/marathon-irc... #medsky #nswhealth

Tasmania lands big fish as inaugural CCIO, by Cate Swannell. Dr John Lambert is moving from the NT to the Apple Isle. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/tasmania-lan... #medsky #TAShealth

Victoria announces 12 health networks, by Cate Swannell. The restructure will begin operation on 1 July, but the state health minister is remaining coy about how much money will be saved. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/victoria-ann... #medsky #vichealth

ADHA releases digital health standards catalogue, by Staff Writers. Interoperability needs consistent standards across the healthcare system. The catalogue helps make it happen. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/adha-release... #medsky #ADHA #digitalhealth

Getting my schadenfreude on watching evil fucknuckles, Musk & Bannon infighting to be Trump's BFF. Only way to resolve it is a Mad Max Thunderdome style battle... matches their toxic masculinity. *Also just imagined Tina Turner overseeing the battle, schadenfreude is through the roof!🥂🍿😎

superfine pears, painted by royal charles steadman, 1919

Just toasting herself #dandelionthetortoise

Insurers make new bid for primary care coverage, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. Health funds can see the cost savings in well-funded general practice, even if Medicare cannot. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/insurers-mak... #medsky #primarycare #medicare

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More mulga parrot colour. Gluepot Reserve, South Australia. 🪶 #birds

Physician assistants back on Queensland’s menu, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. Comments from Queensland Health’s new director-general have sparked fresh concerns that the state will bring in unregulated healthcare workers. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/physician-as... #medsky #qldhealth #workforce

Universal bulk billing takes another tumble, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. The Health Minister has hinted at Big Plans for bulk billing, but he may be a day late and a dollar short. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/universal-bu... #medsky #dohac #bulkbilling

Could a machine write your professional development plan? By Dr Kerry Hamill. AI is coming for us all, so get some real use out of it first and make it do your CPD. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/could-a-mach... #medsky #AI #CPD

More than money at stake in HealthLink fees debacle, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. The secure messaging software vendor saves time and money for the NSW government – and then it asked GPs to foot the bill. www.medicalrepublic.com.au/more-than-mo... #medsky #nswhealth

NSW psychiatrists’ pay war heads back to the IRC, by @asheppeard.bsky.social. Half of the state’s public health psychiatrists have submitted their resignations over a bitter pay dispute, effective on 21 January. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/nsw-psychiat... #medsky #psychiatry #nswhealth

Canada invades Oz healthtech: behind the Orion takeover, by Jeremy Knibbs. Healwell’s takeover of New Zealand-based Orion looks like a play for the Australian hospital and HIE market by a couple of well backed and innovative Canadian companies. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/canada-invad... #medsky

Insurers make new bid for primary care coverage, by @hollypayne.bsky.social. Health funds can see the cost savings in well-funded general practice, even if Medicare cannot. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/insurers-mak... #medsky #primarycare

Virtual service aims to keep 85k people out of NSW EDs every year, by HSD staff writers. The state government has launched its adult version of the virtualKIDS program with a Sydney-based service. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/virtual-serv... #medsky #virtualcare

Tasmanian maternity unit investigation findings released, by @asheppeard.bsky.social. Investigators have made 38 recommendations to improve the safety and access to care for patients and staff. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/tasmanian-ma... #tashealth #medsky #maternity

SA Ambulance Service to roll out ‘game-changer’ ERS, by @asheppeard.bsky.social. Healthcare information systems company Dedalus has won the tender to implement the service’s first cloud-based patient record system. www.healthservicesdaily.com.au/sa-ambulance... #medsky #ambulance #SAhealth

My wife's knee consultant has also noticed that more women get ACL issues than men. His theory is that due to increased pelvis size the ACL is under more stress than the male knees. #medsky I have no idea if this is backed up with research