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General Practice Nursing information
Nursing in General Practice Project
The Nursing in General Practice Project is a joint undertaking by Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. The project aimed to explore the current and future roles of nurses in general practice, the educational needs of nurses and General Practitioners, and the current educational programs, available to support the role of nurses in general practice.
The results of the project are available to download below.
History of the project
The 2001/2002 Federal Budget allocated $103.4M over four years to a program of support for the employment of nurses in general practices. This support was targeted to areas of high general practice workforce pressure, particularly rural and remote Australia.
The initiative aimed to encourage general practice to employ more practice nurses to reduce workforce pressure and improve access to primary health care. Nurses in general practice:
- support better management of chronic diseases
- coordinate care
- undertake population health activities
- provide clinical support which enables General Practitioners to focus on diagnosis and clinical care.
Click here to visit the Department of Health and Ageing website for more information.
Pap test credentialling for practice nurses
Practice nurses undertaking pap tests must be appropriately qualified and trained - which includes being credentialled in states where credentialling is available. All practice nurses undertaking pap tests must also have completed an accredited course. To find out more about RCNA’s pap test credentialling program, click here.
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