BUDGET 2027 | Health groups have welcomed the end of the contract doctor system, as proposed in the tabling of the Budget 2027 today.

However, they warned that the move merely provides short-term relief, as the lack of long-term structural reform highlights underlying vacancies and specialist shortages.

Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy chief executive officer Azrul Khalib pointed out that...

BUDGET 2027 | Health groups welcomed the end of the contract doctor system, as proposed in the tabling of the Budget 2027 today.