BOOSTING DOCTOR NUMBERS IN THE BUSH

Catching up with Hope Skin Cancer & GP Clinic’s Dr Muneef Al-Jawabreh and Practice Manager, Debbie Smith, to discuss potential policies to help ease the doctor shortage in regional Australia, including increasing doctor supervision ratios.

As Federal Regional Health Minister, I announced on behalf of the former federal Coalition Government a $1-billion Rural Health package to boost doctor numbers in the bush and during the election campaign, the Labor Party announced it would match this commitment.

We are still waiting for delivery of this commitment.