Posted : August 3, 2004

Nursing in General Practice

• General Practice Nurses
  
• Adding value to General Practice
  
• A General Practice Nurse compliments the role of the GP and builds capacity in the Practice

Nurses working in general practice can enhance the provision of primary care services, and provide valuable support to the general practice team. General practice nurses are able to undertake a wide range of clinical procedures and care coordination activities.

• The Federal Government in its 2001 �2002 Budget provided funding of $104.3 million over four years for incentives to encourage general practices in rural areas and other areas of high workforce needs to employ more nurses.
  
• practice Incentive payment (PIP) to encourage eligible practices to employ more nurses,
  
• Funding for the provision of ongoing training and support for all nurses working in general practice and
  
• A scholarship Scheme to support nurses who wish to re-enter the workforce, and to provide funding for nurses currently employed who wish to refresh their skills.

An objective of this program is to assist with the capacity of Divisions of General Practice to support nurses in general practice with a focus on recruitment, retention and education of practice nurses.

Nursing in General Practice - Files
Title	Author	Downloads
Medicare Item Numbers and Rebates November 2005		View File
Postgraduate Program in General Practice Nursing flyer	Flinders University	View File
Summary New MBS Item Numbers, November 2006	SADI	View File
Abbreviated Guidelines of the National NiGP Program	SADI	View File
Training or Conference Subsidy Application Form for Individual	SADI	View File
Training or Conference Subsidy Application Form for Division or Practice	SADI	View File
Nursing in General Practice Reimbursement Procedure	SADI	View File
Nursing in General Practice Application Process - Individual	SADI	View File
Nursing in General Practice Application Process - Division or Practice	SADI	View File

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