GP Census

Overview

Objectives

Partners

Annual Census Reports

Contact Officers




  Supporting the workforce planning needs of the General Practice Tasmania Network

 

Overview

The annual Census is used to collect essential information to enable us to monitor the status of the Tasmanian general practice workforce and to help us plan for the future. Each year the Census is also used to collect additional data of particular interest to the members of the General Practice Tasmania network in supporting the GP community.

 

Program Objectives

The General Practice Tasmania network administers an annual GP Census to accurately determine the current status of the Tasmanian GP workforce.  2007 is the third year of the GP Census and the data collected has proven to be highly valuable in supporting statewide workforce planning.

Data from the Census is held in a secure database and used for the following purposes:

  • To identify Districts of Workforce Shortage  
  • To support negotiations for GP registrar intake numbers in Tasmania  
  • To help identify appropriate medical student intake numbers  
  • To update Divisional GP and practice contact details  
  • To help reconcile discrepancies with national datasets  
  • To provide a de-identified dataset for research activities

As part of the Census, GP participants are also invited to complete a brief Divisional survey. This part of the Census is used to update the Divisions Emergency Management Register and to provide other important information to assist the Divisions in meeting the needs of general practice3.

The GP Census is conducted in association with the University of Tasmania and has Ethics Committee approval.  Participation is voluntary.

For further information please contact the Census Administrator on (03) 6224 1114 or e-mail gpcensus@gptasmania.com.au.

 

Partners

The GP Census is an initiative of the General Practice Tasmania network and its member organisations:

  • General Practice South
  •  General Practice North
  • General Practice North West
  • General Practice Workforce


Annual Census Reports

You can obtain copies of the previous GP Census reports from here.

 

Contact Officer(s)

 Name:
Gabrial Gossage  
 Position:
Program Officer, eHealth
 Email:
 Phone:
(03) 6224 1114
 Mobile:
0417 596 375
 Fax:
(03) 6224 3384