If you've ever partnered a local GP rocking on the briny with a line out for a feed of fish, it's odds on that one day he'll deflect any general gripe about health services with the jibe that a lot of patients "doctor shop" rather than take good advice.
Well here's the answer to that little bit of self-delusion.
"The majority of Australians reported they always go to the same general practice. Ninety-three per cent of Australians indicated they always go to the same general practice, 66% reported always seeing the same doctor and 27% reported they may see different doctors.
Australians aged 65 years and over were significantly more likely to always visit the same general practice and always see the same doctor (see Figure 16). Although the majority of Australians aged 25-44 years reported they always visit the same general practice, they were the least likely age group to always see the same doctor." {The Menzies-Nous Australian Health Survey 2012, 23rd October 2012}Hat tip to Australian Policy Online for the link.
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