Aged Care GP Panels Initiative

The Aged Care GP Panels Initiative

The purpose of the Aged Care GP Panels Initiative is to ensure better access to primary medical care for residents of aged care homes and to enable general practitioners (GPs) and allied health service providers to work with residential aged care facilities (RACFs) on quality improvement strategies for the care of all residents.

Funding has been provided to all Divisions of General Practice, State Based Organisations and the Australian General Practice Network to implement and support the Aged Care GP Panels Initiative.

The following documents may be downloaded:

• Aged Care GP Panels Initiative - Fact Sheet for GPs
• Aged Care GP Panels Initiative - Frequently Asked Questions
• Aged Care General Practitioner Panels Initiative Handbook

Media releases

• Delivering More Aged Care Places For Eastern Melbourne
• WA hospitals boosted by record number of new nurses and more to come
• $25 Million for accommodation for aged and disadvantaged
• Christmas message – remember to check in on your elderly relatives and neighbours
• 6,500 more aged care places for older Australians

All Media releases

Program/Initiatives

• Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Scheme
• Mental Health Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme
• Additional Education Places, Scholarships and Clinical Training in Mental Health
• Nurse Scholarship Program
• Australian General Practice Training Program

All Program/Initiatives

Publications

• Guide to changes to the Regulatory Framework for Aged Care
• Report on the Operation of the Aged Care Act 1997 - 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008
• 2007 National Aged Care Workforce Census and Survey – Who Cares for Older Australians? A Picture of the Residential and Community Based Aged Care Workforce – Final Report
• Ageing and Aged Care in Australia
• IT for Aged Care Providers: A Step by Step Guide

All Publications

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