Australia plans to hire more overseas doctors. Is it ethical to recruit from countries with doctor shortages?
- Written by: Hilary Bowman-Smart, Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Precision Health, University of South Australia
Monkey Business Images/ShutterstockMany of us have found ourselves in a full waiting room to see the GP, looking at a laminated sign about a fee increase taped to the reception desk.
Australia is facing a shortage of doctors, especially GPs. The impacts are felt hardest in rural and regional areas, where patients wait up to 12 weeks for a...