Category: GP shortage

GP Shortage Coming After ‘Decades of Neglect’

Australia’s peak medical body says the nation’s general practitioners have been undervalued by successive governments, with the country now paying the price for “decades of neglect”. The Australian Medical Association is calling for an overhaul in how investment in health care is framed, releasing a report linking health outcomes for Australians to economic growth and productivity….


Prime Minister Lays out Plans for Medicare Overhaul

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has put health care reform at the top of his agenda with a planned overhaul of the Medicare system and improvements to primary care. A meeting of the National Cabinet will meet next week to discuss ways to ease pressure on Medicare, particularly by increasing the number of general practitioners. Less…