Shires carry burden of doctor shortage

By By Helena Bogle
Updated March 10 2016 - 1:25pm, first published December 29 2010 - 12:45pm
Shire of Kondinin chief executive officer Peter Webster said the total amount of all assets to retain a doctor in Kondinin was between $800,000 and $900,000 a year.
Shire of Kondinin chief executive officer Peter Webster said the total amount of all assets to retain a doctor in Kondinin was between $800,000 and $900,000 a year.

THE doctor crisis in rural WA has hit an all-time high as shires throughout the State continue to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to attract a doctor.

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