ID-5184 Wonca Abstracts supplement A-K 13-10-23 - Flipbook - Page 255
WONCA 2023 Supplement 1: WONCA 2023 abstracts (A–K)
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Save general practice, save the planet
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Dr Ranjan Gupta
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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There has recently been a radical drop in graduates interested in general practice. Health workforce
data show significantly reduced numbers of registered general practitioners since 2017. The situation
is worse in rural and remote areas. This presentation raises some key issues around the reducing GP
workforce globally and Australia in particular. Improving remuneration and incentives may recover
the GP workforce in the short term; however, to ‘save’ general practice from being extinct, sensible
community-based educational approaches should be considered.
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