GuvNot    No More. It Ends Here.

 

We have been contracted to undertake this survey by a company representing doctors. Each doctor should indicate if they want their answers to be sent to their professional organisation and / or friends/ acquaintances.

We have included a comprehensive briefing about all these issues
to assist you with completing the Survey. It starts at guvnot.com/1/1.html
Then follow the pages in sequence. (index / links at side column : bottom)

Do the Survey online: preferably.Do the survey online

Do the survey online and tell us where you have decided to send your responses, (via the web site). We will receive your responses automatically / by default.
Give us your contact details and we will endeavour to update you if anything worthwhile arises, or we need to make changes. Do the survey online

 

OR, if you are working with paper:

• Send your Survey response : Return Faxout  Survey / Email survey sheet
  




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WE would really like some information or help:

• Contact activities: see the linked page

 

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Being Here tells me that you have an interest
In changing the processes that rule us
and AHPRA in particular .
Our aim is to act Legally to force changes in the system.
You can do this in many ways: by doing a better job or a smarter job.
GUVNOT.COM/2/2 or GUVNOT.com/Actions.html

We want To:

• Reign In AHPRA’s excesses.

• Setup to investigate complaints against AHPRA and related entities.

• Reset CME/PD Activities and Protocols,, Accreditation Standards,, Medical Record Standards, and Investigation Protocols.

• Have More appropriate and “open” fees for Doctor Registration,, doctors approaching Retirement,,          . . . . . .    Doctors working Part-Time,, Indemnity Insurance.

• Control of Medical Workforce (AHPRA/Medical Boards) by democratically elected representatives with experience in their profession.

• Let Doctors treat their own families and relatives if they choose.
  
  

• All Medical Records judgments against doctors working in Accredited Practices to be quashed.
  As a corollary, any doctor convicted of an offence without a patient complaint as witness to the offence, to be given leave to apply to have the offence quashed - at AHPRA expense. Expenses and compensation to be paid.

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The first critical FOCUS point (stages 1 , 2, 3), is to destroy AHPRA’s/the medical board's legitimacy and authority.
We are asking you to vote that these organisations do not represent the beliefs and thoughts of the medical profession. In short they must stand down – remove themselves from office and stop working.

 

 

 

 

 

HOW?? The STAGES:

First Stage Do the survey online OR

• Vote by circling or marking your choices on the  Notice. To make your voice heard, send your reply to ALL of :

• the AMA (Australian Medical Association), see Forms.html

• RACGP ( or other relevant professional body) , see Forms.html and to

• Us. ( the KrustyLads).  guvnotcom@proton.me

Consider also sending your reply to Doctor Colleagues, other Local Doctors, any media contacts you have, your Local MP : federal and state,




• AustDoc: To contact AusDoc, the professional medical news and information site,
  you can use the following contact details:
  

Phone: 1300 360 126 (within Australia) or +61 2 8484 0666, and


Email: customerservice@adg.com.au. 

 


sign the petition at change.org. https://chng.it/zwfYnpCZ4n

https://chng.it/zwfYnpCZ4n



 

 

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Second Stage

• Choose a strategy that works for you and creates stress on the system.

  Visit the GUVNOT.com site and look at the choices you have to hurt the system:
  GUVNOT.COM/2/2 or GUVNOT.com/Actions.html .
  We have tried to give you a lot of ideas about how to hurt the system - BUT not yourself - here.

Our aim is to act Legally to force changes in the system.
You can do this in many ways: by doing a better job or a smarter job.

Remember, you can only do what your local professional milieu allows you to do. If you work in the Sunshine Coast, Standard consult fees of $120 are common. But there are many areas of Australia where doctors only bulk bill.

Do what works for you in your local area.
In the Sunshine Coast do what works for a billing doctor.
In other areas, do what works for bulk billing ones.

 

• Visit Cons10.com (http://Cons10.com)

The medical system is built on the exploitation of Type A personalities so prevalent in the medical industry- something exacerbated by our training and life / work experience.

You can earn that same amount whether you take your time doing a 20 minute consult or get pushed madly around by patient demands. Remember, our goal is to hurt the system. And you can do it by NOT working too hard. We have a lot of strategies on CONS10.COM about controlling your time and your consultation. Go SLOW hurts the system a lot , because it reduces doctor supply.

But if you still chose to work hard - The CONS10.com site (CONS10.com)
is designed to teach those doctors working high volume
how to maximise their gain and reduce their time- stress  ,
if working 5-6*10-minute consultations.

 

 

WE would also ask you to REPEAT the send-out process
again at FOUR MONTHS. Do the survey online
Keep the issue on the boil.
Don't let every think its a flash in the pan that can be forgotten.

 

 

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Third Stage

This intervention has a third act, the hardest part for Creating energy for change in an industry where democracy and rights exist only as words and hallucinations.

Runnymede

 

Bloodweaver.com

www.Bloodweaver.com is devoted to helping small groups of people with shared interests to get together and to work to effect change. A few people can only do so much. But lots of small groups of people working together can challenge a behemoth.

Our goal here is to work within the system (legally) and allow democratic and legal processes to funnel the force for change effectively- creating change from within the system of government.

 

To make this intervention work, we need people to help us. In particular we need:

• Anyone with an idea that they want to run with to register and login at Bloodweaver.com (Bloodweaver.com) and to setup their own group to address these issues.
  
  OR

   

• Can you give us Contact Emails / Phones for Media Employees : TV, Radio, Magazines, Journalists See ContactUs.html
  
  

• Tell us  about problems you have experienced that  may be able to be used to charge AHPRA. We especially want to know about any deaths that AHPRA may be responsible for.See ContactUs.html

• I have an issue I want to talk about. See ContactUs.html.
  AHPRA ignoring patient's criminal actions while investigating complaints, AHPRA privacy breaches, AHPRA actions having deleterious effects / harming on the patients, AHPRA telling you your medical records are inadequate then using these as a basis for decisions - especially if patients harmed, Patient harm stories : eg Losing their doctor/ medication supply/ unable to find another doctor if the doctor is practicing in a specialty area eg Dangerous Drugs Programme prescribing, AHPRA staff optimising complaints.
  
  
  
  

• I want to  volunteer to be on any committee investigating AHPRA.
  ( send your CV). See ContactUs.html

• I want to volunteer to help other doctors with difficulties - by writing supporting statements, by commenting on cases, by testifying about an issue.
  See ContactUs.html
  
  

• I work in an AHPRA administered allied health industry. I would like to give you some suggestions to put on your  site relevant to these industries. (Please have any proposal written to a cut and paste standard – to make it easy for us to use). See ContactUs.html
  
  

• I have some good ideas to put on our website about  actions to take to cause the system harm. (Please have any proposal written to a cut and paste standard – to make it easy for us to use.). See ContactUs.html
  
  
  
  
  

• I just want to be kept in the loop. If we have not sent you mail directly already :
  Put my details on your database, so you can contact me. See ContactUs.html OR
  preferably use the "second form" on Guvnot.com/survey.php

 

We all share a social / work milieu so finding other like-minded people may not be difficult. The Medicare system effectively dictates what work you can do, what equipment you can use and what you get paid for it. Doctors in Australia have never spent much time imagining a new future, but it is indeed possible if you work with like-minded people to effect change.

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Stages 2, 3 and 4 deliver the crucial focal points of our campaign:

 

The second critical FOCUS point (stages 1 , 2, 3), is to destroy AHPRA’s/the Medical Board’s expanding empire.

• Their role in CME/PD must end.

• We need to cut down these organisations’ financial resources (cut their payments) to stop their activities.
  If there are to be "many" employees, use them to help people as human beings and as doctors do, not to act like Daleks. Obey! Obey! Obey! Obey!  

• WE need to Limit AHPRA's overall powers to administrative only, with the specific powers of Supervision devolving to the specific sub-boards:
  e.g. AHPRA Medical Board. This means that the specific boards can elect their own supervisory members who cannot be over-ruled by the parent body. This creates bodies akin to nation - states, not an empire.

   

 

The third critical focus point

The third critical focus point of our campaign is to neutralise the powers that AHPRA/the Medical Boards use to hurt doctors. The most critical of these is to use the excuse that  doctors’ medical records are not adequate.

Another critical factor is the use of Professional Opinions to outweigh Outcomes as evidence. There's always some shithead willing to say anything for money. It makes for easy convictions if you don't have to worry about whether it all turned out for the best.

The thought is that only AHPRA's opinions matter.
We (AHPRA) are right because we say we are right. It is irrelevant that our actions cause death and destruction (Outcomes), because we say we are doing the right thing. Our employees say so to.

The names of all the participants in an action must be included in every form or letter. It is not appropriate to simply hide behind the name AHPRA. Name the members of AHPRA, name the members of the AHPRA Medical Board and name every project officer.
This links specific people to specific actions: no one to hide behind any more.

 

The fourth critical focus point

The fourth critical focus point of our campaign is to neutralise investigative protocols used by AHPRA/the Medical Boards.

Doctors should not be required to confess,, especially where harm has not occurred.
Doctors should be allowed to disagree and not to be punished for disagreeing with the judgment of AHPRA/the Medical Boards.

The burden of proof should be as for the community. AHPRA/the Medical Boards should be required to “prove” – that harm has occurred. A patient complaint should always exist, specifically about any matter being investigated.

• Complainants acting illegally, or lying or showing evidence of psychiatric symptoms in their complaint, must be dismissed. 

• AHPRA/the Medical Boards should not have the capacity to use anonymous complaints or to hide the identity of the complainant. It is the right of every person to face their accuser.   

• AHPRA/the Medical Boards need to prove that their point of view is correct and that harm would not occur as a result of their proposed actions.

• And if harm does occur due to the actions of AHPRA/the Medical Boards, that’s perhaps called GBH: Grievous Bodily Harm. Charges must needs follow against the organisation. It is only by making AHPRA/the Medical Boards fully responsible for their actions, that the community and doctors will be safer and treated fairly.

  • All complaints against AHPRA must be ALWAYS investigated by an independent authority and charges must be laid where appropriate. There's nothing like knowing you can go to prison for your actions, to make AHPRA make its decisions with much much more consideration.

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The fifth critical focus point of our campaign

The fifth critical focus of our campaign is to make the organisations  AHPRA/the Medical Boards , realise that they are required to follow the law as well.

• They must not kill doctors. ( I can't believe I actually need to write this down as a valid and necessary achievement, and that a campaign needs to be undertaken to achieve it).

• They must not injure patients.

• They must not breach privacy laws.

• They must not threaten people in the community who work with doctors.

• They are responsible for harm ; e.g. GBH  (Grievous Bodily Harm) they have caused.

They are required to follow the law as are we all.

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Our petition at change.org

Doctors are suffering and dying as a result of AHPRA's actions. Educational punishments are being inflicted on doctors far in excess of the rates in any other profession. It's time for a change.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has become an entity that many feel exercises its powers excessively and without accountability. As a physician who has witnessed the undue stress and unfair practices affecting my colleagues, I am calling for a major reform to reign in AHPRA's excesses and protect the mental health and wellbeing of our indispensable healthcare professionals.

We propose the establishment of an independent body to investigate complaints against AHPRA and its related entities. A transparent and fair review process will ensure checks and balances are in place, preventing misuse of power.

There is a crucial need to reset and revamp Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development (CME/PD) activities and protocols. Current standards are burdensome and misaligned, often causing more harm than good. Appropriate accreditation standards and medical record standards must be developed to genuinely support doctors, rather than punish them.

Standards may only be introduced or extended with the agreement of the practicing profession.

Moreover, the fees associated with doctor registration, particularly for those approaching retirement, working part-time, or dealing with indemnity insurance, require restructuring. Fees should be fair and reflective of doctors' various needs and circumstances.

It is also imperative to ensure that the control of the medical workforce by AHPRA and Medical Boards lies with democratically elected representatives who have direct experience and understanding of the profession. This approach will ensure that policies are implemented with practical insight and empathy.

By addressing these issues, we can create a healthcare system that is both just and efficient, providing a supportive environment for doctors to thrive and deliver the best care to their patients.

We urge stakeholders, healthcare professionals, and the government to join us in advocating for these crucial changes. Sign this petition to demand reform and ensure a healthier future for our medical community and the patients they serve.

See the Petition at : https://chng.it/zwfYnpCZ4n

 

 

 

The Sixth  critical focus of our campaign

The Sixth  critical focus of our campaign is to adjust Medical Indemnity Issues which  make it difficult for doctors to work.

I think 3% is a more realistic maximum fee as a percentage of income to charge practitioners, with the proviso that there can be a number of modifiers available for “at risk” doctors.

These "risk calculation" tables should be openly available. If the government wants every complaint prosecuted with gold standard legal action, it can pay for all of it - not the doctors.

 

 

 

The Seventh  critical focus

The Seventh  critical focus of our campaign is to make the organisations  AHPRA/the Medical Boards change their roles and activities.

AHPRA needs to become an essentially powerless administrating overlooking the activities of a number of specialty medical and allied health boards – of each individual profession.

The Specific Medical Boards or Allied Health Boards / Nursing Boards need to become the specific agents supervising each individual profession.  The organisations are hiding behind each other, currently.  

 

 

The Final and Eighth focus of our campaign

The Final and Eighth focus of our campaign is to  create a mechanism whereby the legislation governing the medical community is altered. There is no justice available at Tribunals or the PSA as many doctors have discovered.