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]]> The Doctor is not inThursday, 29 June 2006 ]]>
Recruitment for the local surgery Doctor’s by the Sea is ongoing and has expanded to searching for overseas candidates.
In recent times the surgery has had very limited operating hours. This in part was due to the local GP having taken ill. The other factor was the limited usage of the surgery was not sustainable from a business perspective. As a result the local GP took work on at a practice outside of town and is only offering limited services in town at present.
The limited hours has been an issue for older residents since they do not have the facilities to easily access medical services outside of Bundeena Maianbar. Efforts have been made to recruit doctors from within the Sydney area but interest in the role has been low. This is a result of a number of factors including both financial as well as the move in the industry to shared practices or medical centres which offer greater flexibilty for staffing. In a sole practice it’s difficult for a doctor to take vacation or sick days without impacting both patients and revenue.
To address the recruiting issues the role has been advertised overseas. Depending on the qualifications of the overseas candidates there are complications with visa approvals as well as access to goverment medicare funding once they operate in Australia. The search is ongoing but a replacement is expected to be at least several months away.
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