About the Division

Northern Division of General Practice (NDGP)

Vision

To be a leader in the provision of services to GPs that ensures quality health outcomes for people in our community.

Mission

Enhance the health of our community through supporting general practice. 

Values

• Supporting excellence in general practice.
• Better health outcomes for at risk health consumers.
• Continuous improvement in organisational governance.

Objects of the Division

The objects for which the Company is established are to improve patient care and health status in Australia by :

1. Facilitating improved liaison between general practitioners and other areas
   of the health care system;
2. Ensuring the effective integration of general practice with other elements of the health care system;
3. Enabling general practitioners to contribute to health planning at the local
   level;  
4. Providing better access to available and appropriate general practitioner  services for patients and reducing inappropriate duplication of services;
5. Meeting the special (and localised) health needs of groups (such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and those with non-English speaking backgrounds) or people with chronic conditions, particularly where these needs are not adequately addressed by the current health system;
6. Facilitating the advancement of general practice;
7. Enhancing educational and professional development opportunities for general practitioners and undergraduates;
8. Facilitating increased general practitioner focus on illness prevention and health promotion activities; and
9. Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of health services at the local level.

Click here to download a Division membership form.

Click here to download an Associate Membership form. (i.e. for non-GPs)

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Northern Division of General Practice (NDGP)