‘Humble and warm-hearted GP’, who retired aged 92, dies

Dr Ralph Peters had practised medicine for over 50 years.
GP Dr Ralph Peters (left) with Dr Micheil Sweet.
GP Dr Ralph Peters (left) with Dr Micheil Sweet.

A GP who was Tasmania’s oldest working doctor when he retired in his 90s, has died at the age of 96, at the hospital where he began his career.

Dr Ralph Peters told AusDoc back in 2019 that he retired “unexpectedly” aged 92 due to his risk of falls, which was “extremely tough emotionally”.