‘The system is not right’: Female GPs receive more ‘complex and difficult patients’

Assistant Health and Aged Care Minister Ged Kearney says the health system is “not right” as female GPs receive more “complex and difficult patients” which has created a gender pay gap for female GPs Two-thirds of Australian women say they’ve experienced gender bias or discrimination when accessing healthcare, according to the federal government’s landmark #EndGenderBias survey, conducted to improve access to healthcare and outcomes for women. “I really do believe that is the case, but we can’t just rely on them [female medical professionals],” Ms Kearney told Sky News Australia. “Often, we’re finding that women GPs … often get a lot of the complex and difficult patients. “This has created a situation where there’s a gender pay gap for female GPs. “Inherently, the system is not right.”