General Practice doctors who begin their training in Queensland this year will be given $40,000.
State Health Minister Tim Nicholls said $24 million would be invested this year to assist early career trainee GPs.
Minister Nicholls said the one-off payment would be provided to eligible trainee doctors through the General Practice Trainee Incentive Scheme.
He said more than 575 doctors who had either commenced or were soon to begin their general practice training in 2025 were expected to be eligible for the one-off payment.
“This financial support is in recognition of the challenges future GPs face when they start to enter the workforce and encourages them to continue their training.”
Minister Nicholls said the Government would work with the two medical Colleges who deliver GP training – the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) – to implement the initiative.
“We are doing what we can to help doctors complete their GP training because we know how important GPs are to communities across Queensland,” Minister Nicholls said.
RACGP chair Cath Hester said the incentive would improve access to specialist general practice care across Queensland.
“Specialist GPs and our practice teams keep patients out of hospital and relieve pressure on our entire healthcare system,” Dr Hester said.
“The General Practice Trainee Incentive removes a significant barrier to junior doctors choosing to train as specialist GPs and providing care in the community.”
