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Launch of the GP ADHD Shared Care Program

GPEx has recently introduced the GP ADHD Shared Care Program to aid adolescents with ADHD during their transition from paediatric services to adult healthcare. This initiative extends the framework previously established by the Women’s & Children’s Hospital to encompass the services provided by the Northern and Southern Adelaide Health Networks. Designed with the successful GP […]

Launch of the GP ADHD Shared Care Program

Contribute your local insight to influence GP Registrar placements

The Workforce Planning and Prioritisation (WPP) team at GPEx are calling South Australian GPs, GP supervisors, GP Registrars and Practice Managers to complete this anonymous survey to help inform our program reporting to the Department and GP Colleges.

GP ADHD Shared Care Program is coming

The exciting new GP ADHD Shared Care Program is coming! In collaboration with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), the Program will enable a seamless transition for young individuals with ADHD from specialist paediatric care to their GP, fostering continuity in treatment. The Program empowers GPs to manage long-term medication with the support of […]

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Shaping the Future of the GP Workforce in South Australia

GPEx is leading the charge in GP workforce analysis, with a forward-thinking approach to assess GP training and community need. Key Developments in Workforce Planning and Prioritisation GPEx has achieved an encouraging step forward in shaping the future of the GP workforce within South Australia through our recent submission to the Department of Health and […]

GP ADHD Shared Care News | Senate backs General Practice to have larger ADHD role | November 2023

Senate Backs General Practice To Have Larger ADHD Role Allowing GPs to play a greater part in diagnosis and management could reduce harms caused by existing treatment barriers, a bipartisan committee found. A Senate committee’s seven-month inquiry into ADHD assessment and treatment barriers has produced a host of recommendations, including for GPs to play a greater […]

Talking All Things ADHD – GP ADHD Shared Care Program Q&A Webinar

‘What is it all about?’ Join us and let’s dialogue together! The Shared Care model seeks to bring together the knowledge and experience of tertiary specialist clinicians, and general practitioners on the understanding that improving the quality of help requires recognition of these multiple perspectives, and that inclusivity is critical. Continued cross collaboration will occur […]

GP Workforce Planning Update – August

GPEx has held its first Workforce Planning and Prioritisation (WPP) Steering Group meeting, chaired by Prof. Paul Worley. The meeting was attended by representatives from key organisations in the GP sector, including participants from both GP Colleges, Rural Doctors Workforce Agency, Local Hospital Networks, Flinders University, University of Adelaide, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Australian Indigenous Doctors’ […]

GP ADHD Shared Care Program

The South Australian GP ADHD Shared Care model is an exciting collaboration with CAMHS and GP Partners Australia, with the overarching goal of supporting GPs when caring for a young person who makes an informed choice to have care provided within a shared care arrangement. Shared care represents an opportunity to practice collaborative, holistic mental […]

Introducing the New GP ADHD Shared care Program

‘What is it all about?’ It is brand new and we are excited! The Shared Care model seeks to bring together the knowledge and experience of tertiary specialist clinicians, and general practitioners on the understanding that improving the quality of help requires recognition of multiple perspectives, and that inclusivity is critical. Continued cross collaboration will […]

GPEx to lead new program in fight against SA’s GP shortage

ADELAIDE, 15 SEPTEMBER 2022 – GPEx will begin rolling out a new Australian Government program that aims to tackle the critical shortage of GPs in South Australia. The Workforce Planning and Prioritisation (WPP) service is a new national program aimed at identifying where GP trainee positions are most needed in metropolitan, regional and rural communities. […]