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Message from the Acting President
Introduction
Chapter 1: Current and emerging issues
1.2 Mental health impact of national disasters and emergencies
1.1 Common health presentations in general practice
1.3 Issues requiring policy action
1.4 An issue in focus: pandemic response
Chapter 2: General practice access
2.1 Patient access to, and experience of, general practice
2.2 GP workforce
2.3 Telehealth
Chapter 3: Funding Australian general practice care
3.1 Government contribution to patient services
3.2 General practice billing
Chapter 4: Job satisfaction and work–life balance
4.1 GP job satisfaction
4.2 Work variety
4.3 Hours of work
4.4 Remuneration
Chapter 5: The business and economics of general practice
5.1 Business and income challenges
5.2 Practice ownership
Chapter 6: The future of the general practice workforce
6.1 Graduates entering pre-Fellowship GP training
6.2 The experience of GPs in training
6.3 The impact of COVID-19 on GPs in training
6.4 RACGP support for rural general practice training
6.5 General practice trainee demographics
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
References
(current)
Downloads
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