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GP MAGIC

GP MAGIC. Measuring and Growing Inherent Capacity in General Practice. Dr Jan Radford Dr Lizzi Shires Dr Emma Warnecke Mrs Michelle Horder.

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GP MAGIC

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  1. GP MAGIC Measuring and Growing Inherent Capacity in General Practice Dr Jan Radford Dr Lizzi Shires Dr Emma Warnecke Mrs Michelle Horder

  2. GP MAGIC was established as a first step towards a Tasmania wide effort to systematically measure and grow the capacity of Tasmania general practice to train GPs and other medical learners along the vertical continuum. What is GP MAGIC?

  3. Tasmania has an ageing GP population • Tasmania’s patient population is ageing faster than the rest of Australia • Increased intake of medical students requiring placements • To collect data to inform policy • To encourage students to consider General Practice as a career Why do we need GP MAGIC?

  4. Literature Review • Surveyed all Tasmanian General Practitioners • Undertaken focus group interviews with General Practitioners • Initial analysis of survey results What have we done so far?

  5. Survey sent to 570 General Practitioners in Tasmania • 377 (66%) General Practitioners completed the survey • Of the 377 responses 262 (70%) consented to follow up • Focus groups to date have been undertaken with 51 GPs representing 15 general practices in Northern Tasmania Snapshot of Survey Responses

  6. The majority of GPs are interested in having PGPPP Junior Doctors or GP Registrars in their practice • 91% of the 377 respondents saw teaching and supervision as their professional duty • 83% of respondents hoped to inspire learners to consider General Practice as a career Snapshot of Survey Results

  7. 71% of respondents did not see the financial benefits to teaching as an incentive • 34% of respondents were interested in increasing their skills in teaching and supervision Snapshot of Survey Results…(cont)

  8. The majority of practices would like to take extra learners but require additional infrastructure before this is possible • The current workforce shortage is preventing many practices from taking on additional learners • Practices who have been involved with the PGPPP or Registrar program would like a continual flow of these learners • Almost every practice had at least one practitioner who was interested in reducing their patient load to undertake a key role supervising learners if the remuneration was adequate Snapshot of Focus Group Interviews

  9. Most General Practitioners teach because of a “love of the profession” not for monetary gain • General Practitioners recognise the need for learners to have their own room to see patients • General Practitioners unanimously agreed they would like a “one stop shop” accreditation process Snapshot of Focus Group Interviews (cont)

  10. Undertake focus group interviews throughout the remainder of Tasmania • Expand the project to include nursing learners within the General Practice setting • Develop and implement training programs for General Practitioners interested in improving their teaching and supervision skills • Work with other accreditation bodies to develop a “one stop shop” accreditation process across all levels of learners Where to from here?

  11. Continue to support General Practices with assistance and advice on infrastructure grants • Prepare submissions to the Federal Government to support the need for additional funding in General Practice Where to from here?

  12. Any questions? Discussion

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