The region at tipping point after five GP practices close in a year
Dr Aileen Traves says the pharmacy prescribing pilot is one of many factors at play for Cairns' GPs.
When a Cairns practice called Trinity GPs shut down last month, it marked the fifth local GP practice closure in just a year.
The city of 160,000 people, the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, is facing a unique GP crisis.
According to GP Dr Aileen Traves, roughly 12 practices have closed since 2020.
This includes Thrive Medical, where she worked, in November 2024.
