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GPs angry with $0.5m allocated to nation’s 10-year health plan

Jill Margo
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General practitioners are frustrated and distressed by the budget’s handling of the country’s 10-year plan for primary health care, saying they have been given the equivalent of crumbs.

The budget allocated $0.5 million over four years for more governance and advice to implement the plan.

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Jill Margo is based in the Sydney office. Jill has won multiple prizes, including two Walkley Awards and is an adjunct associate professor at School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia. Connect with Jill on Twitter. Email Jill at jmargo@afr.com

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