President’s Message – September 2023
GPRA President Dr Karyn Matterson provides her latest message to GPRA members, focusing on: Member engagement with GPRA, Queensland RACGP Fellowship Ceremony, Board elections.
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President’s Message – August 2023
A big welcome to any new members who have joined GPRA this month as you start on your GP speciality training journey, either by commencing in GP training for Semester 2 or having just Fellowed.
International Medical Graduates (IMGs) bring diverse skills, knowledge, and experiences from their home countries to the advantage of Australians.
Migration of overseas qualified doctors is absolutely essential to address the shortfall in specialist GP labour.
President’s Message – July 2023
This month has been another busy month with GPRA advocating fiercely on GP Registrars’ behalf – regardless of their training pathway. Here are some of the issues GPRA has been representing members on…
GPRA Board supports the Voice to Parliament
The GPRA Board has pledged its support to the Uluru Statement From The Heart and a ‘yes’ vote in the forthcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament.
What National Reconciliation Week means to me
For GPRA, National Reconciliation Week means working towards a health care system that is inclusive, culturally safe and respectful of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.
Advocating for women in general practice
More than 50 percent of Australia’s GPs are women. To mark International Women’s Day we spoke to general practitioner, Associate Professor Louise Stone, who advocates for women in medicine.
LGBTQIA+ Health Special: Sydney World Pride
World Pride is here! It is a great time for GPs in training and their practices to reflect on the care they deliver to queer Australians.
Fixing Medicare is a start, but more needs to be done – GPRA continues its advocacy for GPs in training
The Federal Government released the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce report earlier this month. Here, GPRA President, Dr Karyn Matterson, talks about the missing piece – reform that is needed to attract and retain more doctors to the general practice specialty.
Finalisation of 2022 NTCER Review
General Practice Supervision Australia (GPSA) and General Practice Registrars Australia (GPRA) are happy to announce the conclusion of the biennial 2022 Review of the National Terms and Conditions for Employment of Registrars (NTCER).
Next Steps: 2022 Review of the NTCER
Groups appointed to represent the voices of both organisations’ members had their first meeting to discuss feedback elicited through the process to date.
GPRA RLO of the Year Award 2022
General Practice Registrars Australia is seeking nominations for its inaugural Registrar Liaison Officer of the Year Award 2022.
Review of the NTCER – call for submissions
We are encouraging all GP education and training sector stakeholders, other interested parties and members to provide responses to inform the review of the NTCER and future employment models for general practice.
NTCER Review Working Group
We are now seeking expressions of interest from GPRA members who are interested in becoming a member of the NTCER working group.
Invest in Australia’s future GP workforce and primary care system
It is essential that GP trainees are offered quality, safe training placements across rural and remote Australia, as well as urban and regional locations.
We welcome rural focus, but need system-wide reform
It is essential that GP trainees are offered quality, safe training placements across rural and remote Australia, as well as urban and regional locations.
Call to improve GP trainee employment conditions
GPRA has publicly called on policy and decision makers to improve employment conditions for GP trainees.
Working for a Healthy Future
GPRA member Dr Benjamin Lewis on an initiative in Gippsland to reduce the impact of pollution on people’s health.
AGPT transition to college-led model
The GP speciality sector awaits the contracts for the AGPT program to be agreed between the Federal Government and both GP Specialty Colleges so we can finally understand what College-led training will look like and communicate this to members.
CCE workshops will provide insight for overseas trained doctors
The CCE is challenging for all GP trainees but many overseas trained doctors face added complexities as they prepare for their exams.
A better vision for primary health care
Political campaigning in the lead up to this year’s Federal election is well underway and, as always, health care is a key election issue, with a spotlight on how many Australians don’t have access to a general practitioner.
Getting hospital trainees passionate about GP
As part of her role with FGP, Dr Nottingham has been offering career-based mentoring to make extra support available during the transition of training to the GP colleges.
Parental leave will provide parity and balance to GP training
A profession that recognises work-family balance will attract more doctors and help address the ongoing decline in GP numbers, especially in rural and regional Australia.
Registrar voices being heard more important than ever
This is an intensive period of policy and service delivery change for GP registrars and junior doctors who are considering applying to the GP specialty.
GPRA welcomes today’s students and tomorrow’s GPs
As the dust settles across universities from O-week festivities, six GPSN clubs across five states saw an enormous reward for their effort – an incredible 590 new sign-ups, and counting!
Greetings from new GPRA CEO, Jo-anne Chapman
As I settle into my role, I will continue to advocate GPRAs work across essential areas such as employment conditions, registrar assistance and promoting general practice as a viable career choice.
Key principles of GP trainee employment arrangements agreed upon
A significant piece of advocacy this year has been the development of the Statement of Principles for GP Trainee Employment Arrangements.
Pulse Survey: Impact of COVID-19 on GP Trainees
Participate in part two of the survey on challenges that the pandemic has imposed on GP trainees.
Be part of ensuring trainee concerns are heard in GP training transition
The transition of the AGPT program to College-led training is not far away. We are looking for GPRA members interested in joining our Training Transition Reference Group.
These are uncertain times full of change
President’s update | August 2021.
This is not where we expected to be nearly 18 months into a pandemic. However, it is no surprise that GP trainees continue to play a critical role in vaccinating our communities against COVID-19.