Strategic Plan

GOVERNANCE	Goal 1	To ensure sound governance reflecting a culture of continuous quality improvement.
	Goal 2	Represent the needs and interests of General Practice when collaborating with key stakeholders and influencing local primary health care policy, planning and service delivery.
	Goal 3	To ensure sound financial management, compliance with all legal and contractual requirements and mitigation of identified risks.
PREVENTION & EARLY INTERVENTION	Goal	Support General Practices to implement the current Australian Vaccination Schedule, in conjunction with the current National Immunisation Handbook, including the Four Year Old Healthy Kids Check, and the GP Immunisation Incentives scheme.
ACCESS	Goal 1	Assist general practice to enable Practice nurses to achieve their full potential.
	Goal 2	Support general practice to facilitate and encourage optimal and culturally appropriate health care of indigenous persons.
	Goal 3	Facilitate access and support GPs to provide optimal care and contribute to the achievement of the best possible health outcomes for older people living in aged care facilities.
INTEGRATION	Goal	Support general practice in working with relevant hospitals to improve local service planning, timely and appropriate exchange of patient health information and integration of care for patients, families and communities.
MANAGE CHRONIC DISEASE	Goal 1	Support General Practice to provide optimal care and contribute to the achievement of the best possible health outcomes for patients with diabetes.
	Goal 2	Support GPs to provide early intervention and optimal care and contribute to the achievement of the best possible health outcomes for patients with mental health disorders, and assist in the reduction of the impact of mental disorder on individuals, families and communities, in collaboration with other mental health services as appropriate.
	Goal 3	Support GPs to provide optimal Asthma and Diabetes care for patients and contribute to the best possible health outcomes for patients with Asthma.
GP SUPPORT	Goal	Support management of change in the primary care environment.
QUALITY SUPPORT	Goal	Support quality in General Practice.
CUSTOMER FOCUS	Goal	To improve the interface between consumers and GP.
WORKFORCE SUPPORT	Goal	To support attraction, recruitment and retention of a GP and their family and maintain an appropriate primary care workforce.