THE Victorian government says it has stepped in to prevent medical intern positions being cut across the state because of a commonwealth funding cut.
Victorian Health Minister David Davis said the federal government had gone back on its promise not to cut funding for the Postgraduate General Practice Placement Program, putting interns at risk, particularly in regional areas.
"This cut will force some health services to either abandon their medical training positions or use their existing budget to cover the funding cuts," Mr Davis said in a statement.
"To date, intern positions at Kyneton, Horsham and Bendigo have been affected by the cuts handed down from Canberra."
However, a spokesman for federal Health Minister Tanya Plibersek said the Victorian government had refused to come to an agreement over intern positions, unlike most other states.
"When it comes to medical training, Minister Davis is again missing in action," the spokesman told AAP.
"The Gillard government has made a huge investment in training places.
"By 2014, we will have doubled the number of GPs in training with more being trained in each state and territory."
The two governments have each tried to shift the blame to the other over recent bed closures and service cuts.
The federal government last October used a revised estimate of Victorian population figures to cut $475 million from the state's health budget over four years.
For its part, the Victorian government has cut $616 million of health spending between 2011/12 and 2015/16.
Ms Plibersek and Mr Davis are set to hold a 45-minute meeting at Melbourne Airport on Friday morning.
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