$500k salaries and rent-free practices on offer in towns desperate for a GP
In a specialty filled with intractable problems, the one Dr Rob Bond had to grapple with was how to lure solo GPs to small rural towns. A solo…
Tag: rural
Signed, sealed and (about to be) delivered? The return of GP training
It was August 26th in the stands of a rugby league match on a wintry Melbourne night that RACGP CEO Paul Wappett signed the biggest…
20 questions is a fun game – but not during a consult
I often get calls requesting a medication for a recurrent problem, like a sinus infection or UTI. And sometimes, after I send something in and…
With no GP practices left, Tristar finally faces liquidation
The question is whether its former GPs will receive the money they are owed.
Hundreds of rural practices brace for the IMG exodus
Dr Michael Clements says he understands why.
‘I feel guilt knowing what it has done to my partner’: The sacrifices of IMGs on the 10-year moratorium
Dr Nicholas Bredenkamp says he has often wondered if he should have trained in another specialty.
Another workforce crisis: Govt’s IMG rule changes slammed
IMGs on the 10-year moratorium will be able to bill Medicare when working in regional cities.
Govt urged to limit provider numbers for non-GP specialists in the cities
A former AMA Victoria president says yes.
Podcast: So, what’s it like being a rural GP?
Doctor What? Doctor Where? is a podcast all about putting the spotlight on the experiences, and sometimes unexpected opportunities, at the heart of rural medicine.…
Are the states about to take over the running of rural GP services?
There is talk of topping up the incomes of GPs who bulk-bill.
