One solution to Peter Blyth’s conundrum (Trend toward cashless disturbing, CCN 426) is to find a GP who bulk-bills.
I know that it can be difficult, but now that they are receiving a larger rebate from the government they may be enticed to serve more patients per their Hippocratic Oath.
Email, February 19
Dave Horsfall, North Gosford
The oath fell out of favour some time ago. If you google it you’ll find none of the 12 medical institutions in Australia and NZ administer it. instead they use a watered down version from Geneva. ‘Do no harm’ is now a relatve term.