Only in SATURDAY: Aged care beds lie empty as GP crisis hits the sector
Even in metropolitan areas, aged care facilities are struggling to find GPs to deliver continuity of care to their residents – could a multidisciplinary approach to delivering health services in residential aged care be the answer? Find out in...
There is a drought of GPs. With just one in 10 medical graduates choosing General Practice, Australia is expected to experience a shortfall of almost 10,000 GPs by 2030. In this week's edition of SATURDAY, we speak to Dr Anthony Marinucci, Chair of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Specific Interests Aged Care, who works across a number of aged care facilities in Sydney from his medical centre in Haberfield in Sydney’s Inner West. To read his insights, subscribe to SATURDAY here for only $250.
