Written by admin Recruiting doctors in Australia is challenging due to a number of factors. These include the increasing demand for healthcare services, the aging population, the shortage of doctors in rural and remote areas, an increasingly competitive job market, the need for doctors to have specialist skills, the cost of medical education, and the lack of incentives
Written by admin Is your practice non-DPA? A new review process for Distribution Priority Area (DPA) will be introduced by Department of Health. You can request review of your non DPA status if you meet certain exceptional circumstances. This will help regional and rural areas respond to unforeseen workforce and population changes which may be impacting access to
Written by admin Are you international medical graduate? You might know about current District of Workforce Shortage (DWS) mapping system to get 19AB replacement exemption. Department of Health is changing the methodology and name of this system from 1st July 2019. New name will be called Distribution Priority Areas (DPA). Doctor Connect map will also be updated from 1st
Written by admin As announced during 2018-19 budget, the Government is thinking to provide incentives for non VR doctors to qualify as vocationally recognised (VR) or specialist GPs and to practice outside major cities. Warning: Please note that there are many recent changes to Medicare provider number legislations including introducing new 3GA programs and cessation of few 3GA
Written by admin The Australian Government has reformed the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) for non vocationally registered doctors. The new fee structure will affect all non-vocationally recognised (VR) GPs who are not participating in any of the approved training programs leading to fellowship. e.g. Australian General Practice Training (AGPT), Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS) or ACRRM Independent Pathway.
Written by admin Medical practices and overseas trained doctors come across various abbreviations in day to day practices. For example, an OTD might hear from a practice that we are are located in so and so SA2 and therefore we can not recruit overseas trained doctor etc.. It can be really confusing to understand and interpret some of
Written by admin There is nothing like 19AA spousal exemption. However, there is 19AB spousal exemption for the overseas trained doctors who are subject to 19AB. Exemptions under the spousal provisions as set out within the Guidelines for Section 19AB of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (HIA). Background to the spousal provisions The Guidelines for section 19AB of
Written by admin UPDATE: This is an old article. Please refer to immigration website to check the current status of General Practitioners whether they are in skill list or not. General Practitioners are now in the new skilled occupation list effective from 1st July. General Practitioners are currently classified in Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL). All occupations
Written by admin Some doctors in Australia are restricted with 19AA of Health Insurance Act and can only work in 3GA programs. SAPP is a special 3GA program established in year 2003. It helps to assist doctors who due to exceptional circumstances are unable to participate in any other workforce or training program. The SAPP enables doctors to
Written by admin Since the introduction of National Registration in July 2010 the responsibility for registration has been taken over by the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and is administered by a Registration Committee of the Medical Board of Australia in each state. The Registration Committee will require some candidates entering General Practice to successfully complete a
