Forecast oversupply of doctors to hit this year amid calls to halt imports

By Anna Patty
Updated January 8 2017 - 6:09pm, first published January 7 2017 - 3:28am
Dr Bastian Seidel, head of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.  Photo: Supplied
Dr Bastian Seidel, head of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Photo: Supplied
Minister for Health, Sussan Ley. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Minister for Health, Sussan Ley. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A spokesman for the Minister for Health, Sussan Ley says the government is further examining projections and estimates suggesting a looming oversupply of doctors. Photo: Supplied
A spokesman for the Minister for Health, Sussan Ley says the government is further examining projections and estimates suggesting a looming oversupply of doctors. Photo: Supplied

An oversupply of doctors is expected to emerge in Australia this year after a failed bid by the federal Department of Health to end the importation of all overseas medicos.

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