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Caring for our rural health practitioners
Dr John Buckley is heading out to St George, Stanthorpe and Goondiwindi to deliver GP services for our rural health practitioners.
Excitement builds as John hits the road
GPs4RuralDocs is heading back on the road again soon with a mission to reach as many rural GPs and health practitioners as we can.
After the success of our GP service for health practitioners in Quilpie, Charleville and Cunnamulla, Rural Doctors Foundation is excited to announce the next towns on our hit list: St George, Stanthorpe and Goondiwindi.
Home to thousands of rural Queenslanders, these towns play their own unique and important role in Australia’s economy, livelihood and community. Most importantly, these towns have been identified most in need for a GP service specifically designed to care for their towns’ dedicated healthcare practitioners.
Towns in the region face ongoing GP shortages, natural disasters and the everyday challenge of distance and isolation.
This is a much-needed service for health practitioners currently travelling over 300 kilometres for their healthcare.
Rural Doctors Foundation is proud to have Dr John Buckley as the Treating GP for the GP service to St George, Stanthorpe and Goondiwindi. Drawing on over 40 years as a GP and his own experience as the sole doctor in Mount Morgan, coupled with an innate ability to connect with people, John is ideal to deliver this service.
We have received local support for the GP service with Goondiwindi Medical Centre and St George Medical Centre as Host Practices to Dr John Buckley when in town, and anticipate a a signed MOU from Stanthorpe Hospital shortly.
We look forward to sharing stories and photos from our first trip as it happens.
We also thank our members and supporters. The expansion of GPs4RuralDocs has only been possible with their generous support.
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