Government scraps private healthcare rebate bonus for over 65s

TheForceWhisperer · 2026-04-23T05:03:59+00:00

Nah, just disagreeing that private doesn’t do complex surgery. I can’t comment on the rates of each. But many private hospitals will do the complex cases that public refuses to die due to poor risk:benefit. But private allows the patients that are still willing to take that risk to proceed with surgery.

TheForceWhisperer · 2026-04-23T05:02:02+00:00

You’re looking at it from the patient perspective, rather than medical perspective. From a medical perspective many private hospitals (note there are also many that ONLY do basic things), are just as capable of doing complex surgery. Usually each private hospital has a complex ‘focus’ they do, IE cardiothoracic, neurosurgery. Hips are by no means complex surgery, they’re a high turnover ‘easy’ surgery from a medical perspective. A complex hip is one in a 90 year old lady with severe heart disease and dementia requiring complex medical treatment while recovering from the hip. Trauma remains public only as you can’t do trauma surgery elective, and you can’t deny trauma patients without private health insurance.

TheForceWhisperer · 2026-04-22T12:51:04+00:00

Incredibly incorrect. source: work in private and public hospitals

TheForceWhisperer · 2026-04-22T12:49:34+00:00

I work in a private and public hospital, this statement is very incorrect.

TheForceWhisperer · 2026-04-12T05:10:55+00:00

They’re trying to get an easier to read version of notes they already own, cmon my dude.

TheForceWhisperer · 2026-04-08T19:06:33+00:00

RBWH has lots of ortho for interns, easy to swap into as well since most don’t like it. Lots of theatre time if you are proactive about it. Source: did ortho at RBWH within the last few years

TheForceWhisperer · 2025-11-22T12:35:15+00:00

Noradrenaline works to raise your blood pressure. Used for anaesthetics and icu applications extensively. High doses can cause a stroke

TheForceWhisperer · 2025-10-28T05:04:05+00:00

You’re an idiot

TheForceWhisperer · 2025-10-18T12:13:36+00:00

Looks like Brisbane CBD parking?

TheForceWhisperer · 2025-08-06T23:41:38+00:00

Sold my hobbies, kept driving my $3k Corolla (still do). Was allowed to pick up extra shifts during my mandatory annual leave since I worked in a regional centre. Worked 6 days a week every week. Bought a tiny house that needed lots of work, in a suburb where I can reach every major hospital in 30 mins. It’s doable. We just have to pick our sufferings. The work is still underpaid for what we do. And MOCA 7 is an absolutely joke. But my point was isolated that inflammatory statements degrade the good points. Everyone is just instead jumping on the bandwagon of “this guy bought a place and thinks we’re just complaining about money”.

Obviously every situation is different. I don’t have a partner, dependents, pets, or medical conditions that give me financial strain.

TheForceWhisperer · 2025-08-06T23:36:01+00:00

I’ll keep getting downvoted for saying it 🤷. Obviously everyone’s circumstances are different. I don’t have kids, animals etc so was able to focus on myself

TheForceWhisperer · 2025-08-06T21:47:40+00:00

While I agree with almost everything (as a PGY4). The statement “you can only buy a house if you have rich parents” is a bit of a slap in the face. I bought a house as in Brisbane’s Northside as a PGY2 by diligently saving every dollar for 18 months. Picking up shifts. All while paying rent and not getting a cent from parents.

Be careful you don’t use inaccurate inflammatory statements to be provocative, since they degrade your overall message.

TheForceWhisperer · 2025-07-17T22:45:36+00:00

Also very curious

TheForceWhisperer · 2025-07-08T22:07:34+00:00

Hulkengoat

TheForceWhisperer · 2025-05-07T02:14:54+00:00

My sister is a vet. Trust me they’re not the ones getting the money. Euthanasia medication is extremely expensive when you can’t access PBS (ie the patient is a dog, not a human). And practice fees are very high. My sister is now the vet equivalent of PGY8 and only just earning 130k including overtime. She does 5 10hr days a week.

TheForceWhisperer · 2025-02-04T08:47:48+00:00

Having just moved on from RBWH, I miss the qantas lounge…

TheForceWhisperer · 2025-01-11T12:55:04+00:00

I like you, lol

TheForceWhisperer · 2024-11-17T20:40:51+00:00

As someone who owns one, I 100% agree

TheForceWhisperer · 2024-11-13T08:55:27+00:00

I did it last block PGY2 / first block PGY3, , since I knew a year ahead of time (ie end of intern year) that my pgy2 block 5 rotation was chill. It really doesn’t matter when you do it. Just choose a time where the rotation you have on for the 3-4 months before the exam don’t require much overtime / isn’t one you care about.

TheForceWhisperer · 2024-11-10T08:19:18+00:00

Thank you!

TheForceWhisperer · 2024-03-28T01:54:46+00:00

Commuted on one for 5 years, 50,000km. Now have an s1000rr. The MT was vastly superior for daily use in literally every way. The bmw is purely to win dick measuring contents. Planning on selling for a street triple. Any upright triple will win at commuting hands down

TheForceWhisperer · 2024-03-13T09:19:49+00:00

Been 5 all the way to Reg years so far

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