• Mission Statement

  View West Vic's Mission statement and goals.

• Personnel

  Meet the talented people that make West Vic tick.

• Awards

  West Vic Division's notable achievements.             

• Privacy Statement

  Website privacy statement - our responsibility to you.

• Contact Us

  Get in touch with West Vic Division of General Practice.

• Compliments and Concerns

  Feedback form on Division performance

• Practice Support

  Assistance for Practices

• Westvic After Hours Health Advice

  Integrated Rural After Hours Care

• Active Script Service

  Dedicated to promoting health

• Quality Use of Medicines

  Rural Pharmacies initiative

• Aged Care Access Initiative

  Establishing a shared vision

• Mental Health Script

  GPs and Health Professionals

• Clinical Risk Management

  Peer Review Program empowering GPs

• GP Resources

  GP Resources developed by West Vic Division.

• Division Resources

  Guides, manuals and kits for current and past programs.

• Practice Resources

  Resources for practice managers, nurses and reception staff.

• Links

  Resources developed by other organisations.

• Fact Sheets

  Current information on issues affecting your practice.

• Pharmacists

  Resources for pharmacists.

• cdmNet

  Information about the cdmNet service.

• FRACGP Support

  Support to non vocationally registered GPs.

• Working in Western Victoria

  What's it like to work in Western Victoria?

• Town Profiles

  Profiles on the towns in this region.

• General Practice Vacancies

  Information on Vacancies in local General Practices.

• International Medical Graduates

  Support for IMGs.

• Workforce Support

  Recruiting Assistance for Practices.

• Staff Employment Opportunities

  Division Staff Vacancies.

• Grampians Medicare Local

  Directors information.

Practice Managers

West Vic Division of General Practice would like to invite all Practice Managers employed within general practice to the network meetings held quarterly (February, May, August, November), predominantly on the 3rd Thursday of the month. These meetings are informal to encourage discussion, with an education component. Enquiries or suggestions for topics please contact Claire Sladdin at the Ararat office: p: 5352 4804 or e: c.sladdin@westvicdiv.asn.au . Check the events calendar on our website for the next network meeting.

This page contains resources for those involved in the management of the general practice.

Safety and Security in General Practice

Dandenong Casey Division of General Practice has developed a safety and security kit for general practice. Also, their generic policy and procedure manual has been revised in 2008 – have you had a fresh look at it? Take note of section 3 – Occupational Health and Safety.

RACGP's GP safety resources

PIPs and SIPs

Medicare's information on the Practice Incentive Program

Resources for GPs, Practice Managers and Practice Nurses on the Medicare Benefit Schedule and EPC

Two SIP resources

Wages and Conditions

Australian Nurses Federation

The Workplace Authority

GPV Primary Care Update

Primary Care Program Updates

Resources

Mediguide 11th Edition 2007 is a handbook designed to help GPs and practice staff understand the Medicare claiming system

Medicare fact sheets for GPs

Information for private health service provider for handling a request for access or correction under the Health Records Act 2001 (PDF)

Medicare Benefits Schedule

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