The 15 GPs who have been honoured on Australia Day
'I tell GPs, 'Get connected with the world outside and your community. It’s a good and beautiful thing.''
Another impressive group of GPs transforming the lives of their patients and communities have been recognised in this year's Australia Day honours.
They include leading Indigenous doctors; those who campaigned for the treatment of Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange; and a GP who took one day of sick leave during a 55-year medical career.
Read their stories below.
Dr Kerry Hancock OAM, Adelaide, SA
When most people say opportunity knocked for them, it’s intended as a metaphor, but for Dr Kerry Hancock, it was a bit more literal.
“In the early 1990s, I was part of
