Name Central QLD Rural Division of General Practice Division Number 410 Classification Rural Number of Member GPs 46 State Queensland Year Established 1993 Number of Member Practices 22 Postcodes Covered 4630, 4702, 4705, 4707, 4709, 4714, 4715, 4716, 4717, 4718, 4719, 4720, 4721, 4722, 4744, 4745, 4746 Population Estimated at 65 957 people Area Covered The Division covers of 163 919 square kilometers that spans from Moranbah in the North to Theodore in the south and west to the Gemfields. The area is the rural sector inland from the coastal cities of Gladstone, Rockhampton and Mackay in Central Queensland. CEO Mr Warren Middleton Chair Dr Ross Woodward Physical Address: Shop 1/33 Callide Street BILOELA QLD 4715 Australia Postal Address: PO Box 368 BILOELA QLD 4715 Australia Email: cqrdgp@tpg.com.au Phone: 07 4992 5544 Fax: 07 4992 5546 Additional Addresses PHYSICAL Emerald Office 29 Clermont Street EMERALD QLD 4715 Australia POSTAL Emerald Office PO Box 2277 EMERALD QLD 4720 Australia EMAIL Emerald Office cqrdgpam@bigpond.com.au FAX Emerald Office 07 4982 4633 PHONE Emerald Office 07 4982 4233

Divisions of General Practice are local networks of GPs formed with the aim of enhancing General Practice and improving health outcomes for patients. The establishment of the Divisions was endorsed in July, 1992 by the General Practice Consultative Committee, (AMA, RACGP and Commonwealth  Government).

Divisions of General Practice aim to improve health care by increasing interaction among General Practitioners and encouraging their collective contribution to the development of health policy, and to improve the quality and access of health service delivery. Divisions provide the focal point for communication between GPs, the Community and other Health Providers.

This liaison minimises professional isolation for GPs and ensures better integration of General Practice with other areas of the health care system. It assists GPs to provide quality, flexible services, addressing the current health needs of all community groups.    Divisions also provide access to GP education  programs.

VISION STATEMENT:
Excellence and Sustainability in Rural Health

MISSION STATEMENT:
To support, enhance and develop the activity of Rural General Medical Practitioners in delivering quality health services to the residents of Central Rural Queensland in collaboration and co-operation with other health service providers and consumers.

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE:
The seven member Management Committee is elected annually from the membership of General Practitioners. The Management Committee meets at various times during the year, to conduct the Division�s business, with sub-committees formed as required to address specific issues.

GOALS:

• To operate an effective and efficient division responsive to GP and community needs.
• To support GPs in the provision of quality medical services.
• An increase in rural communities access to and participation in preventative health care and health promotion activities.
• To minimise the incidence of complications amongst chronically ill patients in the CQRDGP region.

ACTIVITIES:

• Offering specialised initiatives in Primary Health Care
• Publishing and distributing monthly newsletter to members - �Topics of Capricorn�
• Organising professional education and personal development functions
• Participating in joint initiatives with local and state health providers

FUNDING:
The Central Queensland Rural Division of General Practice is funded by the Divisions and Projects Grants Program of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing on a population basis.

AREA:
The Central Queensland Rural Division of General Practice covers an area from Moranbah in the North to Theodore in the South and West to the Gemfields.  This covers an area of 163,919 square kilometers, servicing a population of 65,957 residents and 47 General Practitioners. 

Membership extends beyond our Division Boundaries, to General Practitioners based in  Glenden, Proserpine, Sarina, Taroom, Rockhampton, Gracemere and Agnes Water.    

The Division also supports Rural Rotations for the School of Medicine at University of Queensland and James Cook University.  The Division has acquired and maintains a three bedroom residence in Emerald, which is well utilised by Medical Students during Rural Placements.

Page last updated: July 2006

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