The National Consistent Payments (NCP) framework provides support payments to supervisors, practices and registrars on the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program.
In February 2023, we introduced the National Consistent Payments (NCP) to provide financial support to participants in the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program:
supervisors
practices
registrars.
Salary support payments are made to practices in Aboriginal Medical Services, through the NCP Framework.
The NCP framework is designed to:
reduce red tape
promote accountability
enhance transparency and consistency in GP training payments.
This benefits supervisors, practices, and registrars while also attracting medical doctors to regional, rural and remote areas.
From 2026, the GP Training Incentive Payments will be made to AGPT registrars, through the NCP Framework. Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS) registrars are also eligible for these incentive payments. The payments aim to attract more doctors to general practice training by making the move from hospital-based training to community-based training easier.
Eligibility for payments is assessed by ACRRM and RACGP. The colleges use the NCP framework to determine the payments for participants. Services Australia make the payments to AGPT participants on behalf of the department.
In addition to the payments made by Services Australia, the colleges can make additional support payments under a flexible payments pool to support AGPT participants in rural and remote areas.
Learn how to register on the Services Australia online payment system to receive payments under the NCP framework in our:
The guidelines will assist all AGPT participants, including supervisors, practices and registrars, to understand the eligibility criteria, the process of determining and delivering the basic support payments, and the process of accessing the flexible payment pool.
From Semester 1 2026, the National Consistent Payments (NCP) framework will provide support payments to supervisors, practices and registrars on the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program.
The framework provides information on a range of targeted financial payments to supervisors, training practices, and registrars commencing from Semester 1 2026.
This policy aims to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander access to appropriate and holistic primary health care. It sets out how eligible Indigenous health services who are training Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) registrars might be eligible to receive salary support.
The framework provides information on a range of targeted financial payments to supervisors, training practices, and registrars commencing from Semester 2 2025.
The guidelines will assist all AGPT participants, including supervisors, practices and registrars, to understand the eligibility criteria, the process of determining and delivering the basic support payments, and the process of accessing the flexible payment pool.
From Semester two 2025, the National Consistent Payments (NCP) framework will provide support payments to supervisors, practices and registrars on the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program.
The guidelines will assist all AGPT participants, including supervisors, practices and registrars, to understand the eligibility criteria, the process of determining and delivering the basic support payments, and the process of accessing the flexible payment pool.
From Semester one 2023, the National Consistent Payments (NCP) framework will provide support payments to supervisors, practices and registrars on the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program.