Monthly Archives: November 2015

Interfacing with the NSW medical profession 6

We recently came across an extraordinary ABC article which begins with:- Briefly, this is the story of a 37 year old mother of two, who travelled from country New South Wales to have the best of care in the delivery of … Continue reading

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The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission in action 8

A letter emailed to Ms Karen Mobbs – now the acting NSW Health Care Complaints Commissioner, at least according to an email from one of our readers on 25 Nov 2015. A letter of reply received from Mr Travis Brown … Continue reading

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AHPRA the Australian Health Practioner Regulation Authority 4

The real concern about organisations like AHPRA, in addition to how totally ineffective they are, is that it would appear that no matter how much black and white evidence is gathered about their ineffectiveness nothing is going to change and … Continue reading

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AHPRA the Australian Health Practioner Regulation Authority 3

We never cease to be amazed at the number of things we come across that leave us absolutely flabbergasted – and none more so than this part of this article:- The fact is that the present situation is 99% the … Continue reading

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Getting copies of your “health records and information” from NSW doctors 6

We’ve found that, in relation to this, that it almost shocks some doctors that you should have the slightest concern about how to get them  – they simply say, “You just have to ask for them!” Our experience with Dr … Continue reading

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Dr Andrew Brooks Urologist 4

It’s 3 months today since, on 7 Aug 2015, we started writing to Dr Elizabeth Coombs, the NSW Privacy Commissioner, seeking to get her help to get copies of one of our readers’ health records and information from Dr Andrew … Continue reading

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The Australian Medical Association

On 28 Sep 2015, we sent a letter by email to Dr Brian Owler, the President of the Australian Medical Association which seemed harmless enough – we asked if there was anyone “within the medical profession” to whom those who … Continue reading

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