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FNGPTC communique – 10 September 2024
This communique summarises the discussions and decisions by the First Nations General Practice Training Committee (FNGPTC) at its 10 September 2024 meeting.
Working Better for Medicare Review – Final report and appendices
This review examined how effective our current health workforce ‘distribution levers’ are. These levers consist of policies and geographic classifications that are intended to distribute health workforce across areas that need them most. Read the report and its appendices.
Administration of registration and notification by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation
This document presents the Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee report on Administration of registration and notification by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and related entities under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.
FNGPTC communique – 21 June 2024
This communique summarises the discussions and decisions by the First Nations General Practice Training Committee (FNGPTC) at its 21 June 2024 meeting.
Frequently asked questions for applicants – Private Hospital Stream (PHS) – Expression of Interest (EOI) Internships 2024
These FAQs provide more information to applicants applying for Postgraduate Year (PGY) 1 funded places under the 2024 PHS EOI recruitment process.
Advanced Skills Training Posts Rural Generalists and General Practitioners – Program Guidelines
The program aims to increase the number of highly skilled RGs and GPs in rural areas who can supervise other doctors in attaining specialist skills, creating a robust rural training network and ensuring rural communities have access to RGs and GPs with the right skills, in the right place.
Response to final report – KPMG feasibility study into employee entitlement portability for GP registrars
This document outlines the Australian Government’s response to the KPMG feasibility study into employment entitlement portability for GP registrars which commenced in July 2022. The final report was provided to the Government in late 2023.
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Benefits of palliative care education and training for general practitioners – 90 second video
General practitioners and palliative care experts discuss the importance of palliative care education and training. Palliative care education and training can increase your knowledge, skills and confidence to care for and communicate with people who have a life-limiting illness.
Palliative care education and training for general practitioners – Communication toolkit
This toolkit provides information and materials that health organisations and providers can use to encourage general practitioners to complete palliative care education and training. This training will help them to deliver quality palliative care.
Rural Procedural Grants Program guidelines
These guidelines outline how the Rural Procedural Grants Program works, who is eligible, and roles and responsibilities.
MWRAC communique – 21 February 2024
This communique outlines discussions held during the Medical Workforce Reform Advisory Committee’s February 2024 meeting.
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Workforce Incentive Program – Rural Advanced Skills – Webinar recording
This is a recording of the Workforce Incentive Program – Rural Advanced Skills webinar held on 3 April 2024.
Pre-Fellowship Program (PFP) Guidelines
These guidelines provide information to potential participant doctors and practices and support Rural Workforce Agencies (RWAs) to administer the program.
FNGPTC communique – 29 February 2024
This communique summarises the discussions and decisions by the First Nations General Practice Training Committee (FNGPTC) at its 29 February 2024 meeting.
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The Bonded Medical Program – Student information booklet
An information booklet for students considering accepting a place in the Bonded Medical Program.
Bonded Medical Program – Opt in request form
Participants in the Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship (MRBS) Scheme and Bonded Medical Places (BMP) Scheme can use this form to let us know they are interested in opting in to the Bonded Medical Program.
Bonded medical schemes – Example statutory declaration
This document shows an example of a completed Commonwealth statutory declaration form. Participants in our bonded medical schemes can use this example to help them fill in a statutory declaration about their return of service obligations.
Independent review of collaborative arrangements – 2023 Report Extract
The extract of the Executive Summary and References sections of the Independent review of collaborative arrangements provides a brief and insightful analysis of the reason for the review and findings.
Bonded Medical Places Scheme – eligible training application form
Bonded Medical Places Scheme participants can use this form to apply for training to count towards their return of service obligation.
2022–23 Medical indemnity universal cover annual report
This report sets out the number of refusals by insurers to provide insurance cover to medical practitioners and the number of contracts with a risk surcharge in 2022–23. It also sets out the total number of withdrawals from contracts, and complaints about refusals and surcharges.
Bonded Medical Program agreement to participate
Existing participants of the Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship Scheme and Bonded Medical Places Scheme who want to opt in to the Bonded Medical Program should complete the relevant form and email it to us with their request to opt in.
Other Medical Practitioners Extension Program (OMPEP) program-guidelines
The Other Medical Practitioner Extension Program (OMPEP) provides access to higher Medicare rebates for doctors without fellowship who were registered in an Other Medical Practitioner (OMP) program on 30 June 2023.
MWRAC communique – 16 March 2023
This communique outlines discussions held during the Medical Workforce Reform Advisory Committee’s December 2022 meeting.
MBS Review Advisory Committee – Genetic Counselling – Final report
This report contains the key findings from the Genetic Counselling Working Group (GCWG).
MBS Review Advisory Committee – Surgical Assistants – Final report
This report contains the key findings from the Surgical Assistant Working Group (SAWG).
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