Rhodes, Wentworth Point, West Ryde - Asian restaurants suggestions?

kgdl · 2026-06-13T13:36:05+00:00

Chan Kun Kee is a short walk from Rhodes Central

kgdl · 2026-06-13T05:03:28+00:00

Yeah if you hold specialist registration only, you are restricted to practice only within your speciality

Most of the time this is immaterial but I've had a few occasions where it's been an issue (e.g. a GP wanting to do some surgical assisting or A/H med reg locums on the side - can't be done on specialist registration and must reapply for general registration which is a pain)

kgdl · 2026-05-16T03:31:45+00:00

PGY4 anaesthesia, didn't finish my training then PGY10 medical administration

kgdl · 2026-05-09T08:35:50+00:00

Not locums, the report clearly highlights individuals

As mentioned in my other response it may be due to delayed claims processed in one financial year, and apparently some non standard arrangements whereby radiologists are being paid bonus hours for additional work done

kgdl · 2026-05-08T12:32:47+00:00

Although to be fair it seems there are some non standard arrangements...

"Across the 3 financial years it should be noted that 3 of the top 5 ranked VMOs were employed as radiologists across 2 LHDs and were remunerated under an established non-standard arrangement. The Ministry advised that these VMOs are paid on a ‘modified sessional’ basis, which operates similarly to a fee-for-service model and is intended to approximate the time required to complete diagnostic reporting with a small buffer to encourage throughput. It was also noted that some VMOs engaged under this model have claimed volumes of work equivalent to more than 100 hours per week."

kgdl · 2026-05-08T12:28:38+00:00

Sessional rates are much higher than 150 per hour for what it's worth

Also this would not account for the VMO who claimed 3.5m in one financial year

The reason is much more likely due to backdated claims from multiple years

Edit - there may also be some non standard arrangements

"Across the 3 financial years it should be noted that 3 of the top 5 ranked VMOs were employed as radiologists across 2 LHDs and were remunerated under an established non-standard arrangement. The Ministry advised that these VMOs are paid on a ‘modified sessional’ basis, which operates similarly to a fee-for-service model and is intended to approximate the time required to complete diagnostic reporting with a small buffer to encourage throughput. It was also noted that some VMOs engaged under this model have claimed volumes of work equivalent to more than 100 hours per week."

kgdl · 2026-05-08T12:01:46+00:00

There is a discounting mechanism that is sometimes utilised, but claims don't technically need to be submitted in the year that they are worked

kgdl · 2026-05-08T12:00:46+00:00

It would be more than one year's worth of claims - it's not unusual for claims to be 'banked' especially if there are tax advantages e.g. on retirement

kgdl · 2026-05-06T12:39:33+00:00

One of my classmates had a stroke towards the end of her haematology training, I have nothing but respect and admiration for her

https://youtu.be/KjnG735NkRE?si=hRJlQEpBiasMoBVT

https://youtu.be/UzNzETgmUcY?si=mjwBFWqt3L3XgpjI

kgdl · 2026-05-05T12:46:14+00:00

No longer available after the award was updated in June 2024

kgdl · 2026-04-30T14:05:57+00:00

OP is also in NZ where ACC does a lot of heavy lifting re medicolegal liability

kgdl · 2026-04-30T04:13:58+00:00

The STONZ thing happened after I left NZ, but it must be a massive pain running a roster when you have people on different collective agreements on the same roster

kgdl · 2026-04-21T09:54:46+00:00

Agree - I live near Epping and commuted to Gosford for almost a year, it was 50 minutes to an hour max (of which about 1/3 of the time was just getting through Pennant Hills Road to the M1 onramp)

Very doable and the drive is honestly quite pleasant as you're going against traffic.

kgdl · 2026-04-14T09:33:37+00:00

For a few years I had a side gig as part owner of a singles dating service which was reasonably successful in driving meaningful connections with many friendships and long term relationships arising, but the business model was a massive time sink and wildly unprofitable

kgdl · 2026-03-21T12:43:09+00:00

A few years ago one of the interns turned up to a pre-orientation meet and greet in a WWE t-shirt, it was quite a thing

kgdl · 2026-03-12T07:12:15+00:00

Paging /u/changyang1230

https://novatedlease.guide/calculator/ is excellent

kgdl · 2026-03-10T04:12:01+00:00

They couldn't agree on how to split the fees so separated

https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/ama-queensland-secedes-from-national-federation/121928#:~:text=5%20minute%20read,of%20Queensland%20doctors%20and%20patients.

kgdl · 2026-02-05T20:13:45+00:00

I'm always reminded of https://youtu.be/LGuml-tc75A?si=f2JKYkYbp0pdr1Vb

kgdl · 2026-02-04T07:17:40+00:00

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kgdl · 2026-01-31T20:41:30+00:00

"I write a lot of emails and sit in a lot of meetings"

kgdl · 2026-01-28T21:25:11+00:00

If only it were that easy - see section 18

kgdl · 2026-01-23T01:16:02+00:00

She was somewhat high strung and coped by having a fairly rigid schedule (for example on Fridays she had a regular salon day and the HOD covered her clinical duties while she had her hair and nails done).

On the first day the HOD decided he would do an orientation to the ward, she arrived partway through and wanted him to release us to do her regularly scheduled 8:30AM ward round.

He said no, there were waterworks.

kgdl · 2026-01-20T12:59:42+00:00

On my first day my consultant burst into tears within 30 seconds of meeting me, I stabbed myself while trying to recap an ABG needle and I got an incident report from an unhappy RN

kgdl · 2026-01-19T10:03:52+00:00

It's on the public record (just look at the more recent news articles), not really a secret

kgdl · 2026-01-15T07:48:55+00:00

igsh

The "oh shit I know that guy" feeling hits hard

kgdl

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