A GP who was Tasmania’s oldest working doctor when he retired in his 90s, has died at the age of 96, at the hospital where he began his career.

Dr Ralph Peters told AusDoc back in 2019 that he retired “unexpectedly” aged 92 due to his risk of falls, which was “extremely tough emotionally”.

“I developed a strong rapport with my patients and it is very, very difficult to dismantle what you’ve built up,” he said at the time.

“Nothing would prevent me, if I had the opportunity again, from being in general practice.”