Converting single-handed practices to two-GP practices in remote areas could help alleviate the rural practice crisis
Dr Jerry Cowley
The health service is under serious pressure. Our Government struggles to cope with a jaw-dropping escalation of costs. A fairly recent visit to our local ED, where I found a multitude of doctors struggling to cope with the flow of patients, confirmed to me that us rural doctors are being replaced by a growing ED ‘industry’, overwhelmed by an increased volume of work.