Partnerships

The ESDGP is building partnerships built on relationships

To enhance representation across the health care sector.

The ESDGP has representation on a large number of external committees:

Regional

Regional Health Services

- SESAHS = Combined Divisions Committee

Hospital Committees

• St Vincent's Hospital
• Prince of Wales Hospital
• Sydney Hospital & Sydney Eye Hospital
• Royal Hospital for Women

State Based Organisations

• Alliance of NSW Divisions
• General Practice Divisions Victoria

National Organisations

• Australian Divisions of General Practice
• General practice Education & Training

Academic Organisations

• Australian Association of Academic General Practitioners
• South East Sydney Academic General Practice Committee (UNSW)
• Discipline of General Practice, The University of Sydney (informal)
• Sydney Institute of General Practice Education & Training (SIGPET)
• Primary Health Care Research & Information Service
• NSW Primary Healthcare Research Capacity Building Program
• Australasian Cochrane Centre

To undertake structured shared care programs

• Antenatal Shared care
• Diabetes
• Mental Health

The Future

There has been a closer integration between Commonwealth-funded general practice and State/Territory health systems.

Consumer involvement in program planning and to a lesser extent program implementation.

Consumer representation may involve consumer participation on:

• Division Board
• Division committees
• Consumer advisory/reference groups to the Division
• Program reference/advisory group
• as consumer adviser