‘There are still times when a doctor needs to hold a patient’s hand’

Last week, Dr Martin Kelly fronted a parliamentary inquiry to reveal some of the realities of working as a GP in remote Australia
Gayle Woodford
Gayle Woodford.

Dr Martin Kelly is a GP who knows the reality of remote medicine.

For the past 25 years, he has worked for Nganampa Health Council, running medical clinics in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands.