GP training key to stop rise in rural vacancies

Elizabeth Anderson
Updated November 15 2019 - 3:00pm, first published November 7 2019 - 4:37pm
CRITICAL CASE: RDASA president Peter Rischbieth says the government needs to act now to stop the increase of vacant GP positions in rural areas.
CRITICAL CASE: RDASA president Peter Rischbieth says the government needs to act now to stop the increase of vacant GP positions in rural areas.

THE Rural Doctors Association of SA is renewing its push for the state government to establish a rural generalist training pathway, at a time when there are 66 GP vacancies advertised on the Rural Doctors Workforce Agency.

Elizabeth Anderson

Editor of Stock Journal.

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