House debates

Wednesday, 25 May 2011

Questions in Writing

General Practitioners (Question No. 327)

Photo of Andrew SouthcottAndrew Southcott (Boothby, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Primary Healthcare) Share this | | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Health and Ageing, in writing, on 24 March 2011:

How many

(a) fulltime GPs are practising in a GP Super Clinic,

(b) part-time GPs are practising in a GP Super Clinic,

(c) locums are practising in a GP Super Clinic,

(d) GP Services have been delivered at the location of a GP Super Clinic,

(e) GP registrars are undergoing training in a GP Super Clinic, and

(f) how many GP registrar training places are available.

Photo of Nicola RoxonNicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

As at the end of March 2011, across the 10 GP Super Clinics which were operational:

(a) There were 40 full-time GPs practising in the Clinics;

(b) There were 29 part-time GPs practising in the Clinics;

(c) There were 4 locum GPs practising in the Clinics;

(d) Over 256,000 GP services had been delivered;

(e) 7 GP registrars are/have been on placements in a GP Super Clinic; and

(f) A total of 9 GP registrar placements were available in the GP Super Clinics.