Understanding the new NTCER
Watch recording now: Join GPRA Registrar Advisors as they unpack the changes to the NTCER, and help you understand your employment agreement.
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).
Round table communique
The following is a summary of the discussion which took place between the panellists and participants who attended this round table. View the Statement from the GP trainees’ Round Table discussion on employment arrangements.
Bipartisan approach to GP trainee employment begins at GPRA Round Table
In a watershed moment, GP trainee representatives from across Australia joined to discuss long-standing problems with general practice trainee employment and began to explore potential solutions at a Round Table discussion hosted by GPRA.
GPRA Discussion Paper: Employment Conditions for GP Registrars
Read the Executive Summary and download the full Discussion Paper here.
GPRA propose framework of change to GP registrar employment model
“We insist that the voice of GP registrars be heard; GP registrars must be kept central in discussion about their employment arrangements and consideration of any new employment models. We must strive to have modern, equitable and flexible employment arrangements which considers the circumstances of GP trainees,” said Dr Balasubramanian.
GPRA position statement: The NTCER
The National Terms and Conditions for the Employment of Registrars (NTCER) GPRA position statement S03 Read the PDF here. 1. PURPOSE This document outlines the position of General Practice Registrars Australia (GPRA) on the use of the National Terms and Conditions for Employment of Registrars (NTCER) [1]. 2. SCOPE This document applies to general practice…
GPRA and GPSA agree to work together towards sensible systemic change
The executive of both organisations agreed that, in the spirit of goodwill and co-operation and with the best interests of the training program at heart, there is a need for an addendum to the current NTCER.
GP Registrars support NTCER negotiation discontinuation
After announcing our Board’s decision to discontinue the 2018 NTCER negotiations, GPRA has had an influx of messages of support from members
GPRA not continuing NTCER negotiations, here is what’s next
Our withdrawal draws attention to the need to replace the NTCER with a more holistic approach which addresses the critical issues facing general practice.
A Modern, Equitable Negotiation Process Is Needed
GPRA is seeking a better way of understanding and modernising the arrangements under which GP registrars take their journey toward independent general practice.
GPRA Seeks New Approach
GPRA withdrew from the current negotiations for the NTCER in order to begin a process of change.
We are discontinuing 2018 NTCER negotiations, here is why
There is no value continuing the current negotiations; we no longer consider it viable to endorse the 2017/18 NTCER as “fair & reasonable” for registrars.
GP Registrar dissatisfaction with employment conditions
Base rates of pay for registrars in their first term in general practice are now lower than base salaries for hospital-based junior medical officers (PGY2)
GP Registrars need to learn as well as earn
10% of registrars are dissatisfied with the amount of in-practice supervision and almost 1 in 5 were dissatisfied with both the amount and quality of…
Most GP Training Practices and Fair and Reasonable
GPRA President Dr Melanie Smith advised that recent national research shows most training practices are fair and reasonable when paying registrars their percentage of Medicare billings.
Why the NTCER needs to be more than just the minimum
GPRA will address the following issues in the 2018 NTCER negotiations.