General Practice Queensland provides strategic leadership, advocacy and representation for its member divisions and general practice and works collaboratively to build a stronger, more comprehensive, integrated primary health care sector.
Key overarching priorities include:
- Sustaining, enhancing and advocating for the capacity of general practice to deliver improved health outcomes; and
- Leading and shaping health policy at all levels of government in order to improve health outcomes.
State Policy Development
| Issue | The QLD Divisions Network and Policy Development |
| Actions | Position paper developed and endorsed by the QLD network in 2005 – reviewed and endorsed in June 2007. |
| Impact | Position paper developed and endorsed by the QLD network in 2005 – reviewed and endorsed in June 2007. |
| Issue | Queensland Government Engagement Strategy |
| Actions | Strategy developed and endorsed by the General Practice Queensland Board in December 2007. |
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| Issue | Position statement on the Role of Divisions of General Practice in Primary Health Care |
| Actions | Developed a position statement and disseminated this to the Queensland Divisions Network, AGPN, and Queensland Government stakeholders. |
| Impact | Provides a unified statement to funding bodies and other stakeholders on the role of General Practice in innovation, collaboration and best practice in primary health care. |
| Issue | Discussion paper on the Role of General Practice in Primary Health Care |
| Actions | Developed a discussion paper and disseminated this to the Queensland Divisions Network, AGPN, and Queensland Government stakeholders. |
| Impact | Provides a unified statement to funding bodies and other stakeholders on Divisions role in innovation, collaboration and best practice in primary health care. |
| Issue | Community Health Reform project |
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Meetings are currently suspended |
| Impact |
Currently the work of this project is connected with negotiations around the national health reform agenda which are taking place in the coming months. |
| Issue | Health Quality and Complaints Commission (HQCC) Standards review |
| Actions | General Practice Queensland consulted with the Queensland Divisions Network and submitted a consolidated response to the HQCC in January 2008. |
| Impact | As at April 2008 we are currently liasing with HQCC on the next stages. |
| Issue | Primary healthcare assessments for children entering foster care (Child Health passport) |
| Actions |
Representations made to Queensland Health from General Practice Queensland and the Queensland GP Alliance. Issues raised included:
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| Impact | Ongoing liaison with Queensland Health on issues of implementation and timely and appropriate general practice input. |
| Issue | Nurse Practitioners |
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General Practice Queensland has provided representation on the state steering committee and consulted with the Queensland Divisions Network and the Qld GP Alliance on proposed changes to NP role and scope of practice. |
| Impact | Feedback provided to Queensland Health’s legislative policy unit – liasing with Queensland Health as at April 2008 with regards to the next steps. |
National Policy Development
| Issue | Australian General Practice Network AGPN draft position statement on funding models for general practice based multidisciplinary team care |
| Actions |
Consultation with the Queensland Divisions Network on successive drafts of the document, and feedback provided to AGPN. |
| Impact | As at April 2008, AGPN will provide advice on the next steps in the consultation process. It is anticipated that the Queensland Divisions network will have an ongoing opportunity to contribute to the national debate on funding models for multidisciplinary team care. |
| Issue | GP Super Clinics |
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Meeting of relevant Division CEOs and Board Chairs held in January. Awaiting tender details from DoHA. A further meeting is scheduled for February 2008 at the Queensland Divisions Forum. |
| Impact |
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| Issue | National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (NHHRC) |
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The Commission is an ALP election commitment. It will provide advice on performance benchmarks and practical reforms to the Australian health system which could be implemented in both the short and long term. |
| Impact | The NHHRC will play a major role in shaping the new Australian Healthcare Agreement between the Commonwealth and the States. |
| Issue | Council of Australian Governments Working Group on Health and Ageing |
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The focus for the March CoAG meeting is on:
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| Impact |
Potential impacts for Divisions in relation to:
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