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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Damon Cronshaw

Bulk-billing 'very small' in Newcastle, says GP who questions federal data

Dr Milton Sales said the federal government was 'spinning the statistics'. Picture by Peter Lorimer

A Newcastle doctor says the federal government should publish bulk-billing data in a way that gives a clear picture of the number of people receiving free medical treatment.

Dr Milton Sales said more accurate figures were needed to show what patients were "paying or not".

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