Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. What are the national workforce questions?

There are two parts to the GP Census, a survey for GPs and another for practices; each has a set of workforce questions that are invariant to enable a national picture of workforce capacity.  Within each of these surveys, Divisions and SBOs can include additional survey items based on their survey and reporting requirmetns.  Below are the screens that would be printed and sent in hard copy to a GP or practice that had not responded to the GP Census electronically, which would typically begin two weeks after the Census week.  Note that the existing data has been pre-populated so respondents only need to indicate where details have changed.

GP questions

About you:
	[Current Details]	[Amendments]
Title	[ Assoc Prof ]	Dr  Assoc Prof  Prof
First Name	[ Paul ]
Middle Name	[ Please Provide ]
Last Name	[ Giacometti ]
Year of Birth	[ 1972 ]
Gender	[ Male ]	Male  Female
Preferred Email	[ pgiacometti@agpn.com.au ]
Year of initial medical qualification (Refers to your primary medical degree.)	[ 1995 ]
Where did you obtain your basic medical qualification? (Refers to your primary university medical degree.)	[ Victoria ]
In what year were you first registered as a medical practitioner in Australia? (Refers to registration with a state Medical Council or Board.)	[ 1997 ]
Are you vocationally registered? (VR Doctors have FRACGP or equivalent status with the Health Insurance Commision.)	[ Yes ]	Yes  No  Not Sure
Which response best describes your current role? (Refers to your role during the census week.)	[ GP Working at Usual Practice(s) ]	GP Working at Usual Practice(s) Locum GP Registrar On Holidays Other Leave GP No Longer Working Other
About your clinical work:
During the Census Week what is your best estimate of the time you spent consulting with patients? (Also includes patient notes, referrals, home visits, and hospital work.)	[ 10 ]	0  4  8  1  5  9  2  6  10 or more 3  7    3.5 hour sessions
About your main place of work:
Main State or Territory	[ South Australia ]
Which division are you currently working in?	[ Test Division ]
Which practice do you think of as your main place of work? (If you are a locum or GP registrar please select your current practice.)	[ A TEST PRACTICE ]
About other practices you may work at:
If you work at other practices please specify the state, division and practice.
Second place of work (if any)	[ South Australia ]
	[ Test Division ]
	[ Murchison Practice ]
Third place of work (if any)	[ Please Provide State ]
	[ Please Provide Division ]
	[ Please Provide Practice ]

 

Practice questions

About your practice:
	[Current Details]	[Amendments]
Practice Name (Use the name that the practice is commonly known by.)	[ A TEST PRACTICE ]
State/Territory	[ South Australia ]
Division	[ Test Division ]
Practice Size (Usual number of GPs)	[ 1 ]	Solo  5 GPs  2 GPs  6 GPs  3 GPs  7 GPs or more 4 GPs
Street Address
Unit	[ 1 ]
Street Number	[ 66 ]
Street Name	[ Greenhill Rd ]
Suburb	[ Wayville ]
Town	[ Adelaide ]
Postcode	[ 5034 ]
Postal Address
Unit	[ 1 ]
Street Number	[ 66 ]
Street	[ Greenhill Rd ]
Suburb	[ Wayville ]
Town	[ Adelaide ]
postcode	[ 5034 ]
Main Phone (The main phone number for the practice (including area code))	[ 08 82718988 ]
Main Fax (The main fax number for the practice (including area code))	[ 08 82718344 ]
Preferred Email	[ reception@testpractice.com.au ]
About practice nurses:
How many practice nurses worked at your practice during the Census Week? Zero Nurses  One Nurse  Two Nurses  Three Nurses  Four or More Nurses
Please specify the number of hours per week that each nurse worked in your practice during the census week? Nurse 1 worked hours in the census week Nurse 2 worked hours in the census week Nurse 3 worked hours in the census week Nurse 4 worked hours in the census week
What tasks do your practice nurses routinely undertake?
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