Clermont faces being left with no permanent GP, despite $500k recruitment package

ABC NEWS (Australia) 2022-10-22

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Rural communities have long struggled to retain experienced doctors, with GPs suffering burnout from the enormous workload. In one small Queensland town of three thousand people, the local doctor says she's facing an impossible choice.
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