AGPA Senate Submission
The Australian General Practice Alliance (AGPA) has made a submission to the Senate Enquiry regarding:
The provision of general practitioner (GP) and related primary health services to outer metropolitan, rural, and regional Australians, with particular reference to:
- the current state of outer metropolitan, rural, and regional GPs and related services;
- current state and former Government reforms to outer metropolitan, rural and regional GP services and their impact on GPs, including policies such as:
- the stronger Rural Health Strategy,
- Distribution Priority Area and the Modified Monash Model (MMM) geographical classification system,
- GP training reforms, and
- Medicare rebate freeze;
- the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on doctor shortages in outer metropolitan, rural, and regional Australia; and
- any other related matters impacting outer metropolitan, rural, and regional access to quality health services.
The AGPA submission can be read here
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