‘Can’t we just get rid of private practice?’: Senator hits out at GPs (again)

Hollie Hughes is suggesting putting more rural GPs in public hospitals could help them avoid burnout
Senator Hollie Hughes. Photo: Newspix

Getting rid of private general practices and moving GPs into the public hospital system could be the solution to burnout in some rural areas, a Liberal Senator has suggested.

Senator Hollie Hughes flagged her policy reform idea at a hearing of a Senate inquiry into general practice last week.