Dr. John Farrell:

From what we have seen in recent years, I believe many of our younger doctors tend to gravitate towards larger practices, where there might be a different skills mix. They can provide specialist care within that if they have a special interest. The tendency is to go to the larger group practices, which is one of the reasons there is a deficit of doctors in rural areas. Some practices are more attractive than others, and obviously there are many personal influences related to relationships and family determining where people might wish to practise.