Discussions

LETTER: Forget Northern recruitment
An argument in favour of medicare

Dr. Brian Day's arguments about care delivered on the basis of ability to pay rather than clinical need would be amusing and even quaint if they were not so obviously self-serving. And his moral defense of his concept of “patient’s rights” would be more convincing if the successful outcome of his court case were not so lucrative.
Editorial: Pharmacy’s X (chromosome) files

While women play an increasingly important role in pharmacy, the changes transforming the profession have more to do with core values than gender.
CSA issue a burden for physician families
LETTER: Coroner system is not ‘antiquated’
Rural model deserves wider use

A medical student finds shadowing a rural physician leads to insight on quality of care
The advantages of keeping your maiden name, doctor
LETTER: We also need to allow sufficient time for our patients

A 21st-century alternative to the ‘health ministry’