The Special Commission of Inquiry into Healthcare Funding is investigating how public health services are funded across the state.A regional GP has paid for the visa applications for overseas doctors to work in Australia to prop up the local community's healthcare system.
"We want our patients to have continuity of care, and we want to be able to take time off and re-energise."The inquiry is investigating whether the $33 billion allocated towards healthcare funding at a state level is spent where it is needed most. "It's a historical thing that in medicine it's part of your ethics that you would be prepared to train medical students without payment," Dr Stephenson said."There could be a financial aspect of support, it slows you down in your work as you need to make sure they are mentored and trained."
Health Minister Ryan Park was not available for an interview with the ABC, but in a written statement said the state government was looking to improve rural medical staff recruitment and retention. 'I've got to wear a body camera like police do': Exasperated teachers sick of helicopter parents as school violence surges