AMAQ urges extra support for rural health boards

Posted April 26, 2013 16:31:53 More than half the members of the Queensland Board of

Source: The Courier-Mail I WAS proud to be a journalist this week. In an unprecedented move, the entire medical board will be axed. Queensland will get a specialist health ombudsman. This follows a long campaign by this newspaper to expose ...

Attempts by the Queensland Government to sack the state's medical board for allegedly putting public safety at risk could end up in the courts. Last week, the state's Health Minister Lawrence Springborg claimed inquiries into the handling of ...

A former medical board investigator says a report recommending criminal charges be considered against six Queensland doctors should go further. The report is the result of an investigation lead by former Fitzgerald inquiry prosecutor and Brisbane ...

QUEENSLAND Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young resigned from the state's medical board a fortnight ago as an axe was about to fall on it. This week board members got a formal notice from Health Minister Lawrence Springborg demanding they show cause ...

THE Medical Board of Australia is seeking legal advice on the Queensland government's threat to sack all members of its Queensland board. Health Minister Lawrence Springborg tabled reports in parliament this week alleging serious problems with the ...

Residents in the central Queensland community of Moura say they're delighted 24 hour medical access to the hospital will be retained. The community spent months negotiating with the Central Queensland Health and Hospital Board to develop a new model ...

Queensland Health Minister Lawrence Springborg says there will be a shake-up of how medical complaints are handled in the state. Mr Springborg says a panel of health experts reviewed about 600 cases and found that 60 per cent of those were not ...

Australians are flocking overseas for medical procedures and saving money into the bargain, writes Matt Wade. Open wide: Poonam Batra and staff in her dental surgery in South Delhi. Photo: Graham Crouch A dental problem, a strong Australian dollar ...