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Why this GP wants employers to stop asking for medical certificates (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by MHLoppy@fedia.io to c/australia@aussie.zone

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[Dr] Max Mollenkopf estimates he sees two or three patients each day at his GP practice in Mulubinba/Newcastle who don't need treatment but require a medical certificate for work.

For employees, a trip to the doctor for a medical certificate can be time-consuming and costly, especially if your appointment isn’t bulk-billed.

Meanwhile, these appointments can take clinical time from people who are genuinely sick, Dr Mollenkopf says.

"If someone is sick and they want to see me, every day of the week I want them to be able to come in," he says.

"I didn't sign up to do medicine to do HR policy on behalf of large corporations."

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[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It wastes an hour or more every day, for every GP. That's a huge waste of resources and unnecessary increase in demand, which means less availability for patients who are actually sick.

Believe it or not, most doctors actually want to help people rather than be a cog in some bureaucratic machine.