Several key projections were made that indicate problems if no changes take place by 2025. These include a highly significant shortage of nurses, a shortage of doctors, a shortage of postgraduate medical training places, and an uneven distribution of the medical workforce across Australia. Issues raised in Volume 3 included the fact that although the number of medical specialists is increasing, the workforce is not evenly distributed, and there are not enough generalists. Psychiatrists and Radiation Oncologists are the most at-risk specialties.
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