Mapping the role of general practice in strengthening the Australian Primary Health Care Sector
Project Status
Completed
Project Coordinator
Julie McDonald
Chief Investigators
Gawaine Powell Davies, Mark Harris, Elizabeth Harris
Other Team Memebers
Graham Hill, John Furler, Lucio Naccarella, Nabil Sulaiman, Rosemary McKenzie (University of Melbourne), Lou McCallum (Consumers Health Forum and private consultant)
Rationale
To review the role of general practice in PHC as background research to support the work of the General Practice Partnership Advisory Council.
Aim
To describe the impact of recent general practice initiatives on the primary health care sector in Australia.
Design and Method
Review of Australian and international literature, interviews with key informants, workshop.
Key Publications
CGPIS (2001). Mapping the role of general practice in strengthening the Australian Primary Health Care Sector 1990-2000. Sydney, CGPIS