Saving GP practices must rank above the ‘local butcher or baker’, the AMA says
Doctors play an essential role in rural areas and should be offered disaster relief sooner, says the AMA's Dr Michael Bonning
GPs should not be lumped in with “the butcher or the bakery” when it comes to financial support to recover from the next natural disaster, the AMA says.
Dozens of practices in northern NSW waited more than a year for state government support grants of up to $150,000 to rebuild after devastating floods swept through the region last year.
