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Fears national doctor shortage will soon force metropolitan GP clinics to turn away patients

Australia's shortage of general practitioners could soon force clinics to cut back on services and turn away patients unless the government intervenes, doctors and peak medical bodies are warning. 

Rural practices have been dealing with the impact of the shortage for years and now the problem is increasingly being felt at metropolitan GP clinics across the country. 

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