Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Ryde Division of General Practice
|
Name Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Ryde Division of General Practice
|
| Division Number |
212 |
| Classification |
Urban |
| Number of Member GPs |
450 |
|
| State |
New South Wales |
| Year Established |
1992 |
| Number of Member Practices |
153 |
|
|
|
|
| Postcodes Covered |
2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2079, 2080, 2081, 2082, 2083, 2098, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2118, 2119, 2120, 2121, 2122, 2125, 2126, 2154, 2157, 2158, 2159, 2775.
|
| Population |
410,984 (2001 Census)
|
| Area Covered |
The Division covers an area of 593 square kilometres and is located in the North-Western part of the Sydney region. It incorporates the population of the four local government areas of Hornsby, Ku-ring-gai, Ryde and Hunters Hill.
|
| CEO |
Ms Tricia Rowlison |
| Chair |
Dr Guan Yeo |
|
|
|
|
| Physical Address: |
| Unit 8 |
| 6-18 Bridge Road |
| HORNSBY NSW 2077 |
| Australia |
| Postal Address: |
| PO Box 784 |
| WAHROONGA NSW 2076 |
| Australia |
|
|
|
|
The Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Division of General Practice was one of the first ten demonstration Divisions of General Practice. In 1993 it became a company limited by guarantee. In September 1995 the Ryde Division amalgamated with Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Division. The name was officially changed to Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Ryde Division in October 1999. The Division's mission statement is to support all general practitioners in our area in their work with their patients and the community.
The diversity of projects undertaken to date reflect the Division's desire to both assist local general practitioners to meet individual patients' needs and to emphasise the important role for general practitioners in addressing national health priority areas. Many of the projects have focussed on the upskilling, education and training of GPs, enabling eligibility for Continuing Medical Education and Practice Assessment points.
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
- Participation in multi-disciplinary meetings between health professionals for improved patient management.
- A high level of consumer liaison, including consumer representation on all reference groups and most working parties.
- Health service and other service provider liaison.
- Involvement of General Practitioners in clinical trials.
- Assisting local General Practitioners with accreditation.
- Program development with general practitioner participation in reference groups and working parties.
- A Needs Assessment and strategic planning process utilising current best practice.
- Clarification of its corporate role and planning for risk management and governance.
- Improved public relations especially through the consumer network, school programs, shared antenatal and mental health programs.
CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE
- Ensuring the shift to the new strategic plan is as smooth as possible.
- Ensuring that the business plan indicators are met in a timely fashion within the staffing capacity.
- The ongoing evaluation of current activities and processes to strengthen reporting and documentation, and to monitor the appropriateness of business plan indicators.
- Building comprehensive and accessible databases of all major activities and protocols.
- Increasing the membership in the Division, and getting more involvement of members in the full range of activities.
- Streamlining of the cyclical needs assessment and planning processes.
- The maintenance of previous high levels of outside (non DHAC) funding in an increasingly competitive environment for such funding.
