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Andrew Brown

EXPLAINED: Burnt out gps need help peak body says | Vintage Vibes

COVID-19 has exacerbated pressures on GPs already struggling due to a freeze on Medicare. (David Mariuz/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

An "undervaluing" of general practice medicine has led to high burnout rates and a low take-up of new staff, the new head of the peak body for GPs says.

Dr Nicole Higgins has been named president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

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