GP registrars furious after promised $30,000 cash payment disappears
Trainees lured to general practice by a 2022 election promise have just learnt they may not be eligible, says AMA Victoria.
GP registrars who joined the training program in Victoria have been left fuming, after learning they may miss out on an election promise of $30,000 ‘top-up’ payments.
Ahead of the state election last November, Premier Dan Andrews unveiled a two-year $32 million program “to incentivise doctors to become GPs” through cash payments to enrol in the GP training program.
“The package will deliver $30,000 top-up payments for first-year trainee GPs, ensuring they don’t take a significant pay cut to become a GP,” Mr Andrews said at the time.
“We will also cover the costs of their exams in their first year, investing $10,000 per trainee.”
