GP Census

Overview

Objectives

Annual Census Reports

Contact Officers

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.  2009 is the fifth 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 practice.

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

Annual Census Reports

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• 2010 Summary Results ( 2.8 MB)
• 2010 Census ( 3.8 MB)
• 2009 Census ( 1.3 MB)
• 2008 Census ( 209 KB)
• 2007 Census  ( 1.3 MB)
• 2006 Census ( 332 KB)
• 2005 Census ( 765 KB)

Contact Officer(s)