GP treating patients out of his caravan after practice burns

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GP treating patients out of his caravan after practice burns

Australian Doctor

Australian Doctor

Fire fighters put out bushfire in NSW
Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters work to save a burning house in an out of control bushfire in South West Sydney

Australian GP Jeffrey Lee survived the mega bushfire that swept through southeast NSW during New Year's Eve. He has worked in the small town of Cobargo for more than three decades, but after his practice was destroyed, he set up a makeshift surgery in his solar-powered caravan to continue tending to his traumatised patients. He talks to Australian Doctor reporter Siobhan Calafiore for this report published on 13 January

When the roads and the nearby pharmacies have been closed, I’ve had to give out samples of essential medications just to keep people going until they