Review seeks to address uneven spread of doctors

Review seeks to address uneven spread of doctors

29 Jan 2024

The Working Better for Medicare Review will look at how current policies and programs can be strengthened to make it easier to see a doctor, nurse or other health worker in the outer suburbs of our major cities and in regional, rural and remote Australia.

Primary healthcare providers are encouraged to provide input, via a survey/written submission.

Visit the government’s webpage to find out more

The review is looking at Medicare’s role in locating the workforce, as well as the three main policy levers used to distribute the workforce:

  • Modified Monash Model,
  • District of Workforce Shortage, and
  • Distribution Priority Area

The review will identify ways to improve health access by building a more stable, motivated and properly located workforce.