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Apr 2022
11m 48s

The changes needed to save general pract...

ABC Radio
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Doctors, nurses and other health professionals look after you and keep you as healthy. But despite Australia's relative good health, compared to other countries, it has major problems with general practice. By international standards we are probably overproducing medical graduates, but not enough are going into gener ... Show More
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