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AGPN acknowledges the financial support of the
Australian Government.
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West Vic Division of General Practice
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West Vic Division of General Practice
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Name West Vic Division of General Practice
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| Division Number |
330 |
| Classification |
Rural |
| Number of Member GPs |
76 |
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| State |
Victoria |
| Year Established |
1993 |
| Number of Member Practices |
29 |
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| Postcodes Covered |
3291, 3311, 3315, 3317, 3318, 3319, 3373, 3375, 3377, 3378, 3379, 3380, 3381, 3384, 3385, 3387, 3388, 3390, 3391, 3392, 3393, 3395, 3399, 3400, 3401, 3409, 3412, 3414, 3417, 3418, 3419, 3422, 3423, 3424, 3464, 3465, 3467, 3468, 3469, 3478, 3480, 3482, 3483
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| Population |
81,750 (2001 Census)
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| Area Covered |
An area of 62,500 square kilometres from Beaufort to the South Australian border, from Warracknabeal in the north, to Casterton and Coleraine in the south.
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| CEO |
Ms Sally Philip |
| Chair |
Dr Danie de Villiers |
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| Physical Address: |
| 62 High Street |
| ARARAT VIC 3377 |
| Australia |
| Postal Address: |
| PO Box 127 |
| ARARAT VIC 3377 |
| Australia |
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The West Vic Division is situated at two offices in the rural area of the central west of Victoria. Established in 1993, the Division has 76 General Practitioners (GPs), a fabulous staff of twenty six and the enviable number of 97% of eligible GPs as members. For full information of our services, programs and projects, please visit our website at: www.westvicdiv.asn.au
Major Achievements:
- Workforce: The Division has reversed rural GP workforce trends with a case management approach for the recruitment and retention of GPs to the region. The Division has increased the GP workforce from 58 in 1997, to 76 in August 2006. The Division has also allocated additional resources to support international medical graduates to obtain Specialist General Practice Registration, a GP peer support program is also being developed to provide support for new doctors in the Division.
- Grampians After Hours Triage: one of five original National After Hours trials commenced in 1999. The West Vic trial has tested the effectiveness of regional nurse triage service in a rural area. After hours calls to GPs have been reduced by over 70%.
- Clinical Risk Management: has been conducted since 1994 and aims at improving the quality of patient care by providing rural GPs in small rural hospitals with a peer review program that monitors adverse patient events. This is a quality assurance program that offers non-punitive peer review for rural GPs. During 2002 and 2003, the Division worked with the Victorian Department of Human Services to support a roll-out of this project across rural Victoria in conjunction with five other Divisions of General Practice.
- Rural Palliative Care: Funded for three years, this project aims to enhance health professionals' knowledge and expertise in the area of palliative care as well as addressing service development issues such as care planning, after hours, access to medications and multidisciplinary team meetings.
Resources Available
The West Vic promotes open sharing of ideas and learning for the benefit of all Divisions and other health organisations. The West Vic Division of General Practice offers a range of resources on our website for other organisations to learn from and develop their own programs. For a full range of our resources, please visit our website at: www.westvicdiv.asn.au. Our staff are happy to discuss our experiences and development procedures.
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