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The NSW Central West Division of General Practice was formed in 1993, and aims to support General Practice in providing the highest quality health care to the people of the Central West.
The Division is primarily funded by the Commonwealth government and receives other funding from various sources for specific projects.
The Division is committed to placing ethics at the centre of decision making for Division activities, while maintaining a central platform of equity and excellence
The area in which the Division operates:
The Division lies west of the Blue Mountains and covers a large area of 60,287 square kilometres from Lithgow to Lake Cargelligo. There are 24 public and private hospitals and 31 community health centres in the area. More than 50% of GPs in the Central West are Visiting Medical Officers (VMOs) at hospitals.
There are approximately 162 Gps resident in the Division, of whom 120 are currently enrolled as members of the Division. There are also a number of GP Registrars working throughout the Division at any point in time. The GP/population ratio varies between 1:850 people to 1:1,496 people.
The objectives of the Division are:
1. To facilitate improved liaison between general practitioners and other areas of the health care system;
2. To ensure the effective integration of general practice with other elements of the health care system;
3. To enable general practitioners to contribute to health planning at the local level;
4. To provide better access to available and appropriate general practitioner services for patients and reduce inappropriate duplication of services;
5. To meet the special (and localised) health needs of groups (such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and those with non-English speaking backgrounds) or people with chronic conditions, particularly where these needs are not adequately addressed by the current health system;
6. To facilitate the advancement of general practice;
7. To enhance education and professional development opportunities for general practitioners and undergraduates;
8. To facilitate increased general practitioner focus on illness prevention and health promotion activities; and
9. To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of health services at the local level.
The Division offers two strands of services:
Clinical support including: Psychology services, Allied Health services, NPS Services, Medication Management Review, Remote After Hours, Chronic Disease Management and Population Health.
Practice support including: Recruitment services, locum services, immunisation services, accreditation support, public relations, advocacy, information dissemination and education co-ordination
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