It’s time to stop the bandaid solutions and get serious about fixing general practice
The release of the RACGP’s Health of the Nation 2023 report this week has further generated essential discussions about the attraction and retention of the…
Listening to Dr Graham Rowlands describe his career would probably give GPs the idea that he is treasured by the community he cares for. He…
GPs’ job satisfaction is falling, and fewer than half would recommend general practice as a specialty, according to the RACGP’s latest Health of the Nation…
It is just three days into Dr Ernest Wong’s new GP posting. Recently arrived from the UK, he was flown in a small aircraft from…
A national shortage of pathologists, compounded by the increasing complexity of the specialty, is driving delays in medical test results, warns the Royal College of…
Four out of 10 junior doctors do not submit claims for all their unrostered overtime hours for fear it will impact their future work prospects,…
The COVID pandemic saw a mass exodus of healthcare workers across developed countries, exacerbating an existing healthcare staffing crisis. In Australia, turnover rates among hospital…
The Queensland Government has promised cash incentives totalling up to $70,000 for interstate and overseas GPs who relocate to regional and remote communities. A recruitment…
The Federal Government should reward universities that address community needs and produce rural doctors with more funded medical student places, the AMA has told the…
The definition of a GP used for state payroll tax amnesties has raised questions over whether IMGs, registrars or other doctors still working towards GP…
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