A chain of 50 medical clinics across regional Australia has been under financial stress for 18 months, resulting in doctors, some on temporary working visas, often not being paid for weeks or months. 

Managing director for Tristar, Dr Khaled El-Sheikh said in a letter to staff in May he guarantees payments owed for services rendered are secure now and into the future.

Dr El-Sheikh said in the statement he has been busy working behind the scenes to source long-term solutions, confirming that Tristar is close to putting the current situation to rest.