A new
report titled Access
all areas: new solutions for GP shortages in rural Australia written
by Stephen Duckett and Peter Breadon has just been released by the Grattan
Institute. Access All Areas, tells a mixed story about Australians'
access to general practitioners (GPs). The report looks at how an investment of
around $30 million a year would go a long way to solving Australia's worst
shortages. The funds would support a greater role for pharmacists, especially
in providing repeat prescriptions and vaccinations, and the introduction of a
new health worker, the physician assistant, to expand care in remote areas.
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