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Australian general practice: where have the GP services gone?

Ian McRae1

  • 1Australian Centre for Economic Research on Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. ian.s.mcrae@anu.edu.au

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
|July 29, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Declining general practitioner (GP) services in Australia are not solely due to workforce changes but also influenced by GPs

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Area of Science:

  • General Practice
  • Health Workforce Research
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • The number of general practitioner (GP) services in Australia saw a steady increase until the mid-1990s, followed by a 6.6% decline between 1997-98 and 2003-04.
  • This decline in services per GP (8.0%) coincides with significant shifts in the GP workforce, including increased feminisation and an aging demographic.
  • The study investigates whether these workforce changes are the primary drivers of the service decline or if behavioral factors among GPs play a role.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the impact of changes in the general practitioner (GP) workforce composition on the overall level of GP services provided in Australia.
  • To determine the extent to which demographic shifts (e.g., feminisation, aging) and behavioral factors influence GP activity levels.
  • To inform policy decisions regarding future GP workforce planning.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized 8 years of Medicare data to assess GP activity levels.
  • Applied standardization techniques to isolate the impact of workforce composition changes.
  • Examined GP activity within 'pseudo cohorts' to track changes in service provision over time.

Main Results:

  • Workforce composition changes, particularly feminisation, would lead to a small reduction (1.9%) in GP activity, while aging would increase it (7.5%).
  • If GPs maintained 1996 service levels in 2003, service levels would have been 3.9% higher, 11.4% above observed levels.
  • Younger GP cohorts provide fewer services; middle-aged GPs, especially males, reduced their service provision, potentially due to economic factors or changing work-life balance preferences.

Conclusions:

  • Demographic shifts alone do not fully explain the decline in GP services.
  • Changes in individual GP behavior, influenced by economic factors and evolving attitudes towards work-life balance, are significant contributors.
  • Future GP workforce planning must consider both demographic trends and the behavioral dynamics of GPs.

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