Dr Iannuzzi Talks on Rural Healthcare
Country doctor Aniello Iannuzzi — who has worked as a GP in Coonabarabran for more than two decades — said he had watched rural health services be wound back. “You’ve got this vicious cycle of patients who can’t get access, who can’t afford...
Doctors Condemn Coonabarabran Bed Closures
Doctors Condemn Coonabarabran Bed Closures – 9 December 2009 “The closure of a 4-bed ward in the small rural hospital of Coonabarabran makes a farce of newly elected NSW Premier Kristina Keneally’s soothing words to help rural NSW,” Executive...
Claims On Rural Doctor Shortage At Odds With Independent Report
Claims On Rural Doctor Shortage At Odds With Independent Report – 9 May 2000 Claims, by Federal Health Minister, Dr Michael Wooldridge, that restrictions on Medicare provider numbers to Australian medical graduates have led to an increase in rural doctors fly in...