GP supervisors: ‘We lose $19 for every hour we teach’

The lobby group representing supervisors says it wants a new MBS item for GP supervision
Dr Nicole Higgins
Dr Nicole Higgins.

GP supervisors lose around $19 for every hour they spend teaching registrars rather than consulting patients, according to General Practice Supervisors Australia.

The claim is based on the maximum allowance for teaching set by the federal Department of Health measured against the revenue generated by a supervisor when they see four patients an hour who pay $65 each.