Submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry


Page last updated 7 October 2021

Summary

Date: 7 October 2021

The Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the provision of general practitioner and related primary health services to our metropolitan, rural and regional Australians is looking broadly at the impact of government reforms, the COVID-19 pandemic on workforce and other issues impacting access to primary health services.

Our submission focuses on recommendations around recruitment and retention of GP trainees, Medicare underfunding and the burden of compliance, and issues with the Distribution Priority Area classification system.

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