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| Area Covered: |
| The region lies in the South-East Queensland and covers an area of 7,951 square kilometres. It is comprised of the City of Ipswich and the surrounding rural shires of Esk, Laidley and Boonah. It extends to the NSW border to the south, Toogoolawah to the north, Laidley to the west and Brisbane to the east. |
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| Postcodes Covered: |
| 4300, 4301, 4303, 4304, 4305, 4305, 4306, 4307, 4309, 4310, 4311,4312, 4313, 4340,4341, 4342, 4346 |
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| Phone: 07 3813 7000 |
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| Website: http://www.iwmdgp.org.au |
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| About: |
| The Ipswich and West Moreton Division of General Practice (IWMDGP) is an outer metropolitan/rural area abutting Brisbane. The area is a major growth centre in the South East Queensland Strategic Plan.
The population is diverse, predominantly lower socio-economic status, relatively high non-English speaking background. There is a substantial indigenous population and health indicators for the area are poor to very poor. About 20% of the population live in rural areas.
There is a chronic shortage of GPs in both the rural and urban areas. An elected Board manages the Division at the strategic and policy level in consultation with the Management Team. An Executive and an Audit Committee assist management in more day to day matters and report to the Board.
The Division has a Community Reference Group and an active public speaking program to educate the community on health issues and to seek community input and involvement.
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