New research suggests that the cost of training GP registrars is largely paid for by general practice

Recent research led by South Australia’s RTO GPEx, in collaboration with the University of Adelaide and GPSA, suggests that GP Training is largely paid for by general practice, well in excess of the Australian Government’s $220 million contribution. The cost of training study, which interviewed and surveyed practice managers and GP supervisors nationally, included a cost-revenue analysis. The analysis included income, expenditure and potential revenue foregone, informed by the lived experience of stakeholders involved in GP training.