Massive shortage in projected care workforce flagged Workers required to care for Australia’s most vulnerable may fall short by more than 200,000 people by 2050, a new report has warned.
Boosting GP numbers ‘highest’ healthcare priority The pronouncement follows reports of an ongoing ‘great resignation’ within general practice, as the pandemic fallout continues.
WA tour to help tackle rural crisis College leadership met with rural members as part of advocacy efforts to address the state’s general practice ‘workforce crisis’.
RACGP Faculty Council nominations closing soon Elected members represent their community, and can also make a valuable contribution to supporting current and future GPs.
Mass exodus of aged care staff expected: Survey Half of the sector’s workers are reportedly planning to leave in the next three years due to low pay and stress, with 64,000 set to quit by June 2023.
DPA change making rural GP recruitment harder With much of Australia now classified as a priority area for doctors, rural health leaders say they are already noticing a rise in pressures on recruitment.
RACGP leadership investigate NT workforce issues College board members have travelled to Alice Springs to meet with local practitioners and discuss how to address the territory’s GP shortage.
What are the major healthcare challenges facing the new government? RACGP state and territory faculty chairs lay out the main general practice issues confronting their area.
‘First meaningful commitment’: Coalition outlines rural health measures A suite of new commitments follows college advocacy to attract more doctors to remote areas – but will it be enough to keep them there?
More evidence to support rural clinical placements Rural medical graduates and those who spend extended time practising regionally are more likely to become country doctors, new research shows.