GP workforce in crisis, new report shows: SBS Sinhala explainer on 16 Nov

Burnout, heavy workloads and greater dissatisfaction with their jobs - almost a third of Australia's G-Ps say they'll stop practicing in the next five years.The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners' new Health of the Nation Report reveals GPs are in desperate need of support,Listen to this SBS Sinhala explainer for more information.

GP checking a patient's blood pressure. The majority of GPs are seeing patients over and above the "safe level" on a daily basis, a new survey suggests. Some 60% of family doctors say they see an average of 26-40 patients every day, according to a new survey by GP publication Pulse. /Anthony Devlin/PA Wire Credit: Anthony Devlin/PA/Alamy