Brisbane Inner South Division of General Practice

Name Brisbane Inner South Division of General Practice Division Number 401 Classification Urban Number of Member GPs 201 State Queensland Year Established 1993 Number of Member Practices 56 Postcodes Covered 4101, 4102, 4103, 4104, 4105, 4120, 4151, 4152, 4169, 4170, 4171, 4172 Population 123,937 (2001 Census) Area Covered 73 square kilometres CEO Mrs Christine Kardash Chair Dr Ian Williams Physical Address: Level 2, JP Kelly Building Mater Community Services Complex, 39 Annerley Road SOUTH BRISBANE QLD 4101 Australia Postal Address: PO Box 8004 WOOLLOONGABBA QLD 4102 Australia Email: admin@bisdiv.com.au Phone: 07 3840 6150 Fax: 07 3844 7275 Website: http://www.bisdiv.com.au

Brisbane Inner South Division of General Practice is a small urban Division with 210 active GPs and approximately 400 practice staff in 56 practices. The Divisional Team consists of 11 staff members (5 of whom work across two Divisions - Brisbane Inner South and Bayside). The Division is co-located with the Brisbane South Centre for Health Service Integration and is one of the HealthConnect pilot sites.

Challenges for the Future:
BISDGP believes that in order to positively impact on the care provided by GPs to patients, GPs need to be supported via a variety of mechanisms to improve their practice processes. To this end, BISDGP is utilising the model promoted by Wagner et al of organising effective care for people with chronic illness. The core components of this model apply across all aspects of General Practice. They are:

• Practice redesign - appointments, follo-up, and recall.
• Patient education - self-management, behavioural change, patient participation.
• Expert support systems - provider education, decision support.
• Information or data - reminders, outcomes, feedback and care planning.

Page Updated: December 2004

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