Monthly Archives: December 2017

The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission in action 3

An email just sent to Ms Sue Dawson, the NSW Health Care Complaints commissioner:- Because the above is a copy the link in it doesn’t work – but this one does. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/coroner-recommends-concord-hospital-pay-more-attention-to-parents-concerns-20171201-gzx05b.html We’ll let you know if we get a … Continue reading

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Concord Government Hospital 1

If you go to this hospital’s website, you read, “After 75 years of outstanding service, Concord Hospital enjoys a well-earned reputation for excellence in providing healthcare.” This despite the fact that a 13 year boy who had been so dreadfully … Continue reading

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Lists of doctors with Ordinary Email Addresses – Cardiologists 1

After nearly 10 years of working on finding the very best doctors and avoiding those who are not the very best, we’ve come up with something quite simple which we practice and strongly advocate to find the very best – … Continue reading

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Interfacing with the Medical Profession 8

We recently came across a Sydney Cardiology practice that has as it’s motto “Cardiology with a personal touch” – but it’s without an ordinary email address, doesn’t even have an email form!!!! Who are they kidding?

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Interfacing with the Medical Profession 7

We need to realise that, broadly speaking, there are two types of doctors. Those who rely on getting a fair number of patients, by GP referrals and from emails from potential patients and so on, who they are not really … Continue reading

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Interfacing with the Medical Profession 6

We’ve just been involved in an exercise in which a reader having hearing problems emailed 43 Sydney ENT Specialists, (Ear Nose and Throat,) asking two questions:- (1) Is helping people with hearing problems “within your areas of specialisation?” and, (2) If … Continue reading

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Dr Kerrie Meades Ophthalmologist at Parramatta and various locations – dealing with 3

We have become aware of a letter having been emailed to Dr Kerrie Meades making extremely serious accusations against her, which hasn’t even been acknowledged, let alone responded to. We’ll let you know if ever she responds. To make a … Continue reading

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Walt Secord – dealing with 1

A letter sent by email to Walt Secord, the NSW Shadow Minister for Health, on 5 Dec 2017. Because the above is a copy, the link show in it doesn’t work, but this one does:- http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/coroner-recommends-concord-hospital-pay-more-attention-to-parents-concerns-20171201-gzx05b.html A 28 January 2018 update: No … Continue reading

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Interfacing with the Medical Profession 5

To us what is described in this Sydney Morning Herald article is quite extraordinary – about which we will write more later. Having read it, to a certain extent we were pleasantly surprised, and certainly excited, to find that the … Continue reading

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