Corporate GPs more conscientious and just as satisfied with their work, researchers claim
However, corporates have a higher level of GP turnover than other practices, according to the study.
GPs working for corporates are more conscientious than their non-corporate peers and have similar job satisfaction but are less happy with their work–life balance, say researchers.
Led by health economist Professor Anthony Scott, their study was based on 2017 data from the national Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) survey.
Of 30,420 GPs at the time, roughly one-fifth were working at a corporate — defined as a company with 10 or more GP practices.
Professor Scott said the big question for his team was whether certain GPs had a pre-existing corporate mindset or whether working in a corporate had changed their behaviour over time.
