RACGP backs push for $36,000 parental leave for GP registrars
The college is calling for parental leave so trainees, like Dr Marian Dover, do not have to return to work weeks after giving birth.
The RACGP has called for GP trainees to receive up to 14 weeks’ paid parental leave to prevent drastic income slumps compared to their hospital-based counterparts.
With no parental leave available through the training program, some GP registrars have reported returning to work soon after the birth of their child.
Last week, GP registrar Dr Marian Dover revealed she started seeing patients again just two weeks after giving birth, using annual leave for the little time off she had.
Her partner then cared for her baby, Anna, with Dr Dover heading home to breastfeed during lunch breaks or expressing at the practice.
