About our Program

The Practice Administration Program started out as the Practice Management Program but was recently renamed to the Practice Administration Program. This new name reflects better the various aspects of General Practice Administration, including Accreditation and support for both GPs and Staff in developing effective systems within the practice.

Useful Links

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners - Contact for advice or purchasing relevant publications such as the RACGP - Entry Standards for General Practice

Australian Medical Association, Victorian Branch - Provides advice to members on practice management and medico legal issues. The AMA also has produced a Practice Policy and Procedure Manual to meet the requirements for accreditation.

Australian Association of Practice Managers - Provide assistance and advice to improve the performance of your practice. AAPM has a Practice Policy and Procedure Manual and also provide professional development opportunities for practice staff.

Accreditation

Monash Division provides a range of resources and services to assist practices undergoing the accreditation process.

Benefits of Accreditation include:

• Access to PIP payments - the PIP provides a gateway to a range of financial benefits.
• Stronger professional bargaining power
• Market advantage
• Professional satisfaction and pride
• Staff empowerment
• Recognition by RACGP QA & CE Program

There are two companies that offer accreditation services. Each company offers a different service, it is recommended you speak to each to ascertain the best option for your practice. For contact information please email the Division.

For useful resources to assist you in the Accreditation process are available from the Division, to view what we are able to offer and request such assistance please visit the Resources Section of this site.

Practice Manager Information

Practice Team Network
Monash Division would like to invite all members of the Practice Team involved in any aspect of Practice Management within General Practice to our meetings held bi-montly on at Thursday evening from 7.00- 7.30pm. These meetings will be informal to encourage discussion, with an education component. Suggested topics for next year include HR Management, Risk Management, how to recruit and train staff, accreditation. Enquiries or suggestions for topics please contact Maggie Stewart.

Practice Visitation Program (as part of the Practice team network)
This is an exciting new program being offered. It consists of having meetings at other practices to encourage sharing of ideas and information in an informal, non-threatening way.
It will consist of a Practice walkthrough, presentation from the Practice Manger/Principal, a look at the practice from a surveyor’s perspective. Followed by a team discussion whilst enjoying supper. For details on the next meeting please contact the Division.

Practice Staff

The Practice Staff Network has been running since 1996 to provide opportunities for practice staff to share common problems and solutions. Sponsorship from several pharmaceutical companies enables us to provide light refreshments for lunch. Invitations are sent to all practice staff several weeks prior to these meetings.

In 2001 the division introduced a quarterly newsletter to enable practice staff to keep up to date on divisional activities, education and other relevant information. View Newsletters

Resources

For a full list of resources relating to the Practice Administration Program please visit the Resources Section of this Site.

Translated immunisation Fact Sheets - The DHS immunisation web site provides translated fact sheets in 19 languaes. These fact sheets can be downloaded to assist immunisation providers with informed consent.