House debates Questions in Writing

General Practitioners (Question No. 327)

Wednesday, 25 May 2011 House of Representatives

Andrew Southcott

Andrew Southcott Boothby, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Primary Healthcare

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.

Nicola Roxon

Nicola Roxon Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing

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.