In reply: Dr Arnold raises the difficulties involved in bringing poorly performing colleagues to notice and proposes that reporting doctors to a medical board is the best option.
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- 1 Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health, Flinders and Deakin Universities, Warrnambool, VIC.
- 2 Queensland Health, Rockhampton, QLD.
- 3 ACT Health, Canberra, ACT.
- 4 Australian National University, Canberra, ACT.
- 5 University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
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