Roughly 90% of Dr Kerry Summerscales’ patients are veterans, with some of them travelling to her clinic in Mackay, on Queensland’s east coast, from as far away as Victoria in their desperation to find a GP who will provide quality, subsidised care.
Summerscales is one of the diminishing number of GPs accepting veteran white cards, which entitles the holder to treatment for injuries and conditions the department of veterans affairs (DVA) accepts were incurred during service.
