About this episode

This episode discusses how the rural community of Mudgee tackled its doctor shortage through a community-led initiative.

What happens when a rural community decides to stop waiting for someone else to solve its biggest problem? For the people of Mudgee in central-west New South Wales, it meant creating their own solution to the growing shortage of GPs. The result is Doctors 4 Mudgee, a community-led initiative that set an ambitious goal of attracting 10 new doctors in three years. Just 11 months in, they're already halfway there. In this episode of Ducks on the Pond, Kirsten Diprose speaks with winemaker, busin...

People in this episode

Host: Kirsten Diprose

Guest: Kate Day

Topics covered

• community-led innovation
• healthcare
• rural development
• doctor shortage
• local solutions

Keywords

• Mudgee
• Doctors 4 Mudgee
• community initiative
• GP shortage
• healthcare solutions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Doctors 4 Mudgee

Places: Mudgee, New South Wales

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