The Shire of Quairading's president says the town's hospital and pharmacy will be at risk if a new doctor is not found.
Quairading Shire president Peter Smith says the investment is required to retain a local doctor.abc.net.au/news/shire-of-quairading-offers-800k-package-for-gp-amid-shortage/101900454A small shire in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region is offering a package worth more than $800,000 to attract a doctor.Rural Health West says the Wheatbelt is often the hardest hit by doctor shortagesThe Shire of Quairading, 160 kilometres east of Perth, has a general practitioner contracted until March 14.
"The Wheatbelt has the highest incidence of solo GPs working in solo clinics anywhere in Western Australia," she told"We see the Wheatbelt shires often have to step up and provide some form of package, maybe financial, or a combination.Rural Health West has 91 vacancies listed on its website. "There just simply aren't enough GP candidates interested in working in rural WA and our GP candidate resources are diminishing," she said.
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