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GP shortage
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Shortage forces practice to shut
THE national GP shortage has taken its toll on a NSW practice, which will close its doors early next month after a six-month advertising campaign failed to attract any applications. Patients of the 419 Crown Street Medical practice in Wollongong will now be forced to travel outside the area, as local practices won’t be able to take on the extra load. Illawarra Division of General Practice CEO Dr Andrew Dalley said the situation had been exacerbated when NSW Health declined to award the practice area of need status, which would have permitted it to advertise the position ...
Health reform: GPs speak out
Kellie Bisset crunches the numbers of MO ’s annual survey on health reform. THE Rudd government has high hopes for its GP super clinics strategy, which it says is a key plank in building a stronger primary healthcare system. But the majority of Australia’s GPs remain firmly convinced that the $275 million plan to establish 31 clinics across the country is nothing but a big juicy lemon. It’s early days and negotiations are still underway on how the policy will be rolled out in each area. But the results of Medical Observer ...