About Us
Our mission: supporting General Practice to improve the health of our community.
Ballarat and District Division of General Practice Inc. (BDDGP) is one of 119 divisions of general practice across Australia - 30 in Victoria. The Divisions program is administered by the Commonwealth Government's Department of Health and Ageing and is one component of a broader GP strategy.
Ballarat and District Division of General Practice represents 102 GPs, with 100% membership, plus 12 GP registrars: 2 hospital term, 9 practice-placed, and 1 advanced rural skills post. BDDGP covers a geographic area of 7,300 square kilometres and a catchment population of approximately 122,000 people. The catchment includes the city of Ballarat and the towns of Daylesford, Creswick, Clunes, Skipton and Ballan. BDDGP currently employs 15 EFT staff working across a range of programs.
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The Divisions Program
The Divisions Program, established in the early 1990s, is a forum for a change process of general practice in Australia. The aim of the program is to reinforce the central role of GPs in the health system with a particular focus on the Primary Health Care sector and systems. This is achieved by enabling GPs to work in ways that have hitherto been impossible because of the structure of the health system. The Divisions allow GPs to develop a common and united approach to local health issues; to become involved in population health activity; to participate in health planning and policy; to liaise and co-operate with state and regional health authorities and agencies; and to develop and manage local programs to achieve specified outcomes.
What We Do
- Represent members at all levels of health service policy and planning
- Promote expertise in interpreting the medicolegal/political environment
- Organise Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Support General Practice computerisation and effective information management
- Facilitate access between community services, the public and General Practitioners
- Co-ordinate and develop project plans for medical and social research
- Encourage General Practitioners to develop models of service delivery in accordance with government and community expectations
- Evaluate alternative models of service delivery and encourage diversity of general practice
- Provide a mechanism whereby information can be disseminated to all General Practitioners
- Promote the involvement of General Practitioners in community activities or health promotion
- Market General Practice to colleagues and the community
Values Statement
Ballarat and District Division of General Practice - its GP members, Board of Management and Staff - strives to maintain, improve and promote quality services with GPs and Practices to achieve better health outcomes for the community.
This is achieved through:
- Mutual respect for the commitment, knowledge and skills of all stakeholders in BDDGP.
- Recognition that BDDGP is a partner in a broad, diverse and evolving healthcare system at local, state and national levels.
- Collaboration and openness in achieving improved outcomes, and resolving issues of mutual concern.
