Overview

General Practitioners are a vital component of Australia’s health care system. Access to a range of specialists, secondary and acute services is via GP referrals. Workforce shortages, ageing population, changing business models etc has increased the workload of local general practitioners. impetus ™ provides services designed to assist general practitioners keep up to date with changing requirements. Some services are provided directly to general practitioners and some support general practice indirectly, such as input into local service delivery and policy development.

Our range of services to support general practitioners include:

• Professional development
• Assistance with government funding initiatives, including MBS items and Practice Incentive Payments
• Support for Information Communication Technologies (ICT)
• Training on use of some clinical software, PEN tool, basic computer training, etc
• National Prescribing Service training
• Information and assistance with Medication Management Reviews
• Accepting referrals for Access to Allied Psychological Services
• Variety of information resources
• Support and assistance with practice accreditation
• Workforce and industrial relations assistance

If you require assistance contact the Manager Program Implementation on 9353 8555 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it