Doctors 'need a carrot' to stay rural

By Stephanie Gardiner
Updated August 17 2022 - 1:23pm, first published 1:19pm
Doctors say a new policy has left rural and remote clinics struggling to attract and retain staff. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)
Doctors say a new policy has left rural and remote clinics struggling to attract and retain staff. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)

Rural medical clinics say doctors are leaving to work in urban areas or asking for more money to stay in the bush since the Labor government increased the number of workforce priority areas.

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