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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Amalgamation and collaboration in rural general practices: Early experience with the GP Links program in rural South Australia |
Author: | Wilkinson, D. Symon, B. |
Citation: | Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2001; 9(2):79-83 |
Publisher: | Blackwell Science Asia Pty Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2001 |
ISSN: | 1038-5282 1440-1584 |
Statement of Responsibility: | David Wilkinson and Brian Symon |
Abstract: | The GP Links program aims to promote the amalgamation of smaller general practices into larger group practices and is one of several strategies being used to modernise Australian family practice. GP Links provides financial incentives to practices willing to amalgamate. The focus of the program has been on urban practices to date and indeed some of the requirements of the program mean that rural practices are less likely to access the scheme. We report our positive and negative experiences of practice amalgamation through the GP Links program in a regional setting of South Australia. From our experience we suggest that for rural practices, a staged approach of increasing collaboration that may lead to amalgamation, which focuses on rural practices developing a supportive network and alliances with others such as Divisions and University Departments of Rural Health might be a positive way ahead. |
Keywords: | amalgamation GP Links rural general practice |
Rights: | Copyright © 1999-2010 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2001.tb00397.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1584.2001.tb00397.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Public Health publications |
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