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Royal Australian College of General Practitioners president Adjunct Professor Karen Price (Photo: RACGP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 26, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is urging whichever party wins the Federal Election to boost support for GPs in rural and remote areas.<\/p>\n

RACGP president Adjunct Professor Karen Price said the health gap for rural patients would only get worse without action.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone in Australia deserves access to high-quality healthcare, no matter what their postcode is,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, we know many communities suffer from a critical shortage of GPs and lack of access to general practice care, particularly in rural and remote areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cRural communities have poorer health outcomes than urban communities, with higher rates of chronic disease, and more complex health needs.<\/p>\n

“People living in rural towns are 3.5 times as likely to die from diabetes, 1.5 times as likely to die from coronary heart disease, and twice as likely to die from suicide.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPotentially preventable hospitalisation rates in very remote areas are also over two times as high as in major cities.<\/p>\n

\u201cImproving access to high-quality general practice in rural and remote communities is critical to improve the health and wellbeing of rural people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no quick fix to this problem, there are many factors behind it. Our future Federal Government needs to act and deliver genuine, long-term reforms and investment to ensure world class care for all into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

RACGP Rural Chair Dr Michael Clements said Australia\u2019s health system was under enormous pressure but GPs in rural and remote communities in particular had faced significant challenges over the past two years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are calling for the next government to strengthen rural healthcare, with genuine investment and practical measures to support rural GPs,” he said.<\/p>\n

“A quick fix is a bad fix. We need government to recognise the interdependencies of the entire system and make sure that any reform is nested within a comprehensive strategy for general practice overall.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis includes increasing Workforce Incentive Programs with payments for GPs who use additional advanced skills, and ensuring rural GPs are appropriately compensated for their additional skills by providing access to relevant speciality MBS items.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s time to care about rural health. It\u2019s time for real reforms, real investment, and real changes to improve access to care and patient health outcomes in rural and remote communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The RACGP represents about 80 per cent of Australia\u2019s rural and remote GPs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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