Research suggests urgent action needed to reverse steep decline of new GPs in Australias Northern Territory

General Practitioner

  • Medical school stage: Ensuring adequate infrastructure to accommodate and support extended learning in primary health care settings.
  • Junior doctor training stage: Introducing and investigating additional primary health care training opportunities for junior doctors.
  • GP training stage: Offering portable employment benefits, together with high quality, culturally sensitive and flexible personal and professional support.
  • General Practice: Better remuneration of GPs.
  • Profession perception: Greater promotion of the diverse experiences and expedited GP career opportunities available in the NT.

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