GPs risk being ‘pushed out’ of aged care under Royal Commission reform plan
The commission is suggesting a new voluntary accreditation regime for GP practices providing aged care
Radical reforms for GP care in nursing homes will lead to an “exodus” of doctors from the already under-resourced and under-staffed sector, the AMA is warning.
Back in October, the Aged Care Royal Commission released draft recommendations suggesting the introduction of capitation funding to GP practices providing aged care — but only on condition that they undergo Federal Government accreditation.
