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Contents
President’s message
Executive summary
About the report
Chapter 1: Trends in general practice care
Access to general practice care
Patient experiences of general practice care
Cost of care
Emerging issues in general practice
Preventive health in general practice
Racism in healthcare
Chapter 2: The role of GPs in the health system
Understanding the multidisciplinary team landscape
GP perceptions of multidisciplinary team care
Perceived barriers and enablers to multidisciplinary team care in general practice
The scope of GPs across the health system
GPs perspectives on urgent care clinics
Chapter 3: General practice funding and viability
Spending on healthcare and primary care
General practice ownership
Chapter 4: Current workforce
Current workforce characteristics
GP distribution
General practice settings
GP job satisfaction and challenges
GPs who work in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health settings are more satisfied
GP perceptions of the profession
Intentions of current GPs to stop practising
Chapter 5: Future workforce
GPs recommending general practice as a career
GPs in training
Acknowledgements
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Health of the nation 2025
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