The Adelaide Hills Division of General Practice Workforce Support program is funded by the Department of Health and Ageing and the Rural Doctors Workforce Agency and supports the recently arrived and existing general practice workforce in rural areas.

Key activities of the program include:

• Orientation for new GPs and practice staff
  • Orientation events are held periodically to provide an introduction of the Division’s programs and staff for new GPs and practice staff
• Education and network opportunities for GPs, practice nurses, practice managers and practice staff
  • A broad range of activities are offered across the year.  GPs and practice staff are individually sent invitations to all relevant education or network meetings, and reminders are printed in our weekly fax.
  • Check out our ‘upcoming events’ page
  • Facilitating access to GP personal and family support services through Rural Doctors Workforce Agency
• Facilitating access to financial incentives (see below)
• Support for general practice recruitment

Below are just some of the financial incentives that rural GPs may be eligible to claim.  Follow the links for further information.

Continuing Professional Development Subsidy

Rural GPs can claim up to $1137 ($1610 for solo GPs) for registration fees, travel expenses (including private car) and accommodation for attending RACGP/ACRRM accredited CPD within Australia.  This subsidy can also be used to claim expenses associated with professional journals or online learning resources.

Guidelines and claim forms available from the Rural Doctors Workforce Agency: http://www.ruraldoc.com.au/sub_main.php?id=64

Rural Female GP Pre-School Childcare Grant

Female GPs and Registrars who are working and living in a rural area and have one or more pre-school aged children may be able to claim a childcare grant of $2 for every hour they work.  Male GPs may also be eligible for this grant if they are the ‘Primary Caregiver’ for the child.

http://www.ruraldoc.com.au/sub_main.php?id=3

Spouse Employment Assistance Grant

Spouses of GPs living and working in a rural area may be able to claim up to $9000 to assist with the costs of education and training undertaken to help gain meaningful employment in the local community.  This includes course fees, text books, software, and professional career advice.

http://www.ruraldoc.com.au/content_sub.php?id=10

Training Grant

These grants are to assist GPs to undertake up-grading in, and maintenance of skills relevant to the rural practice to which they are relocating or in which they already practise. They are intended to increase the skills of the GPs in order to provide services needed in the community.

The grant is payable for an attachment of 5 –10 consecutive days, up to $5,000 depending on the length of training. The purpose of the grant is to provide assistance with loss of salary, accommodation, travel costs and childcare costs. These grants are only payable where no other support (eg procedural grant) is available.

http://www.ruraldoc.com.au/sub_main.php?id=64

Rural Procedural & Emergency Upskilling Incentive Grant

GPs who provide surgery, obstetrics, anaesthetics or emergency medicine services in a rural area can claim a grant of $2000 per day for relevant training.  Procedural GPs can claim for up to 10 days training each financial year.  Emergency medicine GPs can claim up to 3 days training per financial year.  The Grant is funded by the Department of Health and Ageing and administered by the RACGP and ACRRM.

Department of Health and Ageing page: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/work-pr-trrpgpp

RACGP page: http://www.racgp.org.au/rural/traininggrants/info

ACRRM page: http://www.acrrm.org.au/main.asp?NodeID=26106

 

 

Administered by Medicare Australia on behalf of the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA), PIP is a part of a blended payment approach for general practice.

For further information, follow this link: http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/provider/incentives/pip/index.

 

 

 

 

Administered by Medicare Australia on behalf of the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA), PIP is a part of a blended payment approach for general practice.

For further information, follow this link: http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/provider/incentives/pip/index.