Rural GPs worry over new hospitals deal

Rural GPs are worried a new national agreement on hospitals funding won't improve services in the bush.Prime Minister Julia Gillard has struck a deal with the states and territories to set up a new pool of state and federal money to fund hospitals from 2012.The Rural Doctors Association of Queensland (RDAQ) had been pushing for a set of minimum standards to ensure adequate services in country areas. It also wanted new measures to improve staff recruitment and retention.But RDAQ president

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