CardiovascularNew Partnership Boosts Support For General Practice Managers, Australia
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Australian Association of Practice Managers (AAPM) will work together to promote the speciality area of management in general practice. The three year partnership will focus on enhancing management in general practice to deliver better health care outcomes for patients.
Over the next three years the RACGP and AAPM will cooperate in a range of areas to support and promote the importance of effective, efficient and professional management in general practice.
The agreement between the two organisations will see the RACGP and AAPM work together to support and promote accredited professional development training for practice managers. In addition, the agreement will foster research into practice management and build research capacity and res for practice managers, opening opportunities to explore the many contributions practice managers make to the viability of general practice business models.
"At a time of significant health system reform the RACGP is keen to work closely with our colleagues in AAPM to develop funding submissions and position statements to take to the Australian Government. We are keen to work together to interact with government and other stakeholders as the future shape of our health care system comes together," said Dr Chris Mitchell, RACGP President, and GP in Northern NSW.
"The AAPM is very excited about the signing of this agreement. While our two organisations have always been supportive of each other and worked collaboratively in the past, having an agreement that we will continue to develop our relationship and support each other"s organisation brings a new dimension. I am sure AAPM members from all areas of healthcare will benefit from this alliance," said Marina Fulcher, National President, AAPM.
"We are also keen to work collaboratively to develop further res to assist practice managers in their day to day work. The RACGP proudly supports the role of practice managers as a critical part of our broader practice team. As general practice care becomes more complex, GPs are looking to members of our practice teams, led by our practice managers, to provide the support we need to ensure we can focus on doing what we do best; provide high quality care to our patients," said Dr Mitchell.
You can find out more about the RACGP at http://www.racgp.org.au
You can find out more about the AAPM at http://www.aapm.org.au
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australian Association of Practice Managers