GPs working outside of major cities face unique challenges. “Cardiovascular and endocrine disorders such as diabetes are more common in remote and very remote areas than in major cities,” Dr Nespolon said.
President Dr Harry Nespolon said that a troubling number of patients outside of metropolitan areas were not accessing GP care when they should.
“One in three patients living in outer-regional, remote and very remote areas are waiting 24 hours or more to see a GP for urgent care, compared to one in four in our metropolitan areas.”