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A “For Lease” sign has already appeared on the Kingaroy Medical Centre building in Youngman Street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 1, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rumours the Kingaroy Medical Centre in Youngman Street was about to close have been confirmed.<\/p>\n

The practice will close this month after being unable to fill two vacant GP positions.<\/p>\n

It follows hard on the heels of the Tribunal-ordered three-month suspension of another Kingaroy doctor, Dr Isabella Jonsson, a situation already described as “catastrophic” by South Burnett Mayor Brett Otto.<\/p>\n

southburnett.com.au<\/strong> understands actions are being taken urgently by health authorities to allow overseas-trained doctors attached to Dr Jonsson’s clinic to continue to practice via remote supervision.<\/p>\n

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington said the impending closure of the Kingaroy Medical Centre was a real blow for the South Burnett community.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI continue to be very concerned about the ongoing shortage of general practitioners in the South Burnett as we have a high level of need in our community, like almost all of regional Queensland,” Mrs Frecklington said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe loss of this service places a great deal of pressure on the remaining, overworked GPs, along with our hospitals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will continue to work with our local Federal Members, David Littleproud, Llew O\u2019Brien and Colin Boyce to advocate for our region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attempts by southburnett.com.au<\/strong> to contact Kingaroy Medical Centre for a comment have been unsuccessful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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