Health

'This will place lives at risk': GP shortage hits Illawarra Radio Doctor

Kate McIlwain
Updated June 16 2022 - 8:46pm, first published 5:00pm
'Never seen a more challenging time': Radio Doctor Illawarra's Dr Darryl Bryant (chairman and doctor) and Frank Wallner (general manager) say the GP shortage has left the service struggling to answer calls. Picture: Anna Warr.
'Never seen a more challenging time': Radio Doctor Illawarra's Dr Darryl Bryant (chairman and doctor) and Frank Wallner (general manager) say the GP shortage has left the service struggling to answer calls. Picture: Anna Warr.

Wollongong's long-running Radio Doctor service says a GP shortage has left it struggling to find doctors, forcing more patients to head to the overburdened emergency department.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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