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General Practice Queensland

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General Practice Advisory Council (GPAC)

Overview

The General Practice Advisory Council’s (GPAC) mission is to improve the health outcomes of Queensland people through better communication, coordination and collaboration between government agencies, general practice organisations, general practitioners and the non-government sector. GPAC aims to:
  • Provide formal consultation mechanism between Queensland Health and GPs
  • Facilitate GP involvement in development of health policy and strategies
  • Facilitate cooperation and collaboration between key stakeholders
GPAC continued to advocate for new workforce models, including Nurse Practitioners in Aged Care, and has been involved in a number of external consultations on the development of such models.  Building on the success of the 2009 Workforce Summit, GPAC decided to facilitate another forum in 2011. This Forum will focus on workforce requirements of a reformed health care system and innovative methods of addressing workforce capacity.

Partners

  • Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
  • Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
  • Australian Medical Association (Queensland)
  • Consumer representatives
  • General Practice Queensland
  • Health Workforce Queensland
  • Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development Collaboration (PHCRED)
  • Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council
  • Queensland Health
  • Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Qld Faculty

Resources

GPAC website www.gpac.net.au

Further Information

Please contact:
Lauren Jesberg, Program Coordinator- Policy at ljesberg@gpqld.com.au


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