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"Many of us have found ourselves in a full waiting room to see the GP, looking
at a laminated sign about a fee increase taped to the reception desk.
Australia is facing a shortage of doctors, especially GPs. The impacts are felt
hardest in rural and regional areas, where patients wait up to 12 weeks for a
consultation. These long waits compound rural health inequalities.
Meanwhile, medical students are turning away from general practice. One survey
of GPs found 58% reported experiencing burnout since the pandemic. Estimates
project by 2031 there will be a shortage of more than 10,000 GPs.
To address this shortage, the government recently announced plans to cut “red
tape” to make it easier to recruit doctors from overseas. The number of doctors
from overseas working in Australia has doubled since the COVID pandemic hit.
But when a high-income country like Australia recruits doctors from overseas,
we risk causing a “brain drain” elsewhere."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
