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2018 REFERENCE BOOK Supporting rural health in New South Wales, AustraliaPublished February 2018 NSW Rural Doctors Network Ltd ISSN 1442-1879 NSW Rural Doctors Network is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and the NSW Ministry of Health. Information in this publication is current at the time of publishing. Cover photo: Tumut NSW RURAL MEDICAL SERVICE AWARDS Each year the Rural Medical Service Award acknowledges rural doctors who have achieved long-standing medical service to regional, rural and remote communities in New South Wales (NSW). The service can be cumulative or consecutive and GPs who are currently practising and have been working for 35 or more years in rural NSW (Remoteness Areas 2-5) are eligible. Winners are formally recognised at a special dinner presentation during the annual NSW Rural Doctors Network Rural GPs Conference in Sydney in November. To nominate a GP for an award in 2018 or for more information, email RDN’s Public Relations Manager at publicity@nswrdn.com.au or call RDN on 02 4924 8000.2018 reference book NSW RURAL DOCTORS NETWORK Callicoma Hill, Hunter Valley NSWNSW Rural Doctors Network 2018 REFERENCE BOOK The healthcare workforce in New South Wales is large and diverse. Doctors, nurses, midwives, Aboriginal Health Workers, allied health professionals, practice managers, students and many more comprise the system that provides quality healthcare for people across remote, rural and regional areas. Published since 1999, the NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN) Reference Book is a comprehensive and useful directory covering NSW and national health resources to help you navigate your way to services and support. The Reference Book can be downloaded at www.nswrdn.com.au, where you can also find quick links to our social media sites on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. RDN welcomes feedback on the content of this book to continually improve on meeting the needs of rural GPs, health professionals and their communities. Please email your thoughts to publicity@nswrdn.com.au I hope you find this book helpful - thank you for your commitment to serving your community. Richard Colbran Chief Executive Officer NSW Rural Doctors Network Scone NSWCONTENTS NSW RURAL DOCTORS NETWORK About the NSW Rural Doctors Network 9 NSW Rural Doctors Network Board 12 NSW Rural Doctors Network Staff Contacts 13 GRANTS Grants for Health Professionals in Rural NSW 16 - General Practice Rural Incentives Program 16 - Health Workforce Scholarships Program 17 - Fellowship Exam Preparation Assistance 17 - Procedural Grants 17 - Practice Incentives Programme 17 - Practice Nurse Incentive Programme 18 - Immunisation Register 18 EDUCATION AND TRAINING Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine 20 Education Programs 21 - Continuing Professional Development 21 - RDN WebEd 21 Training Programs 22 - Rural Medical Training Forum 22 Australian General Practice Training 22 Health Education and Training Institute 23 NSW Interdisciplinary Clinical Training Networks TCN 23 NSW Regional Training Organisation 24 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners 25 - RACGP National Rural Faculty 25 - RACGP National Faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health 26 - RACGP NSW & ACT Faculty 26 Royal Australian College of Physicians 27 Remote Vocational Training Scheme 27 STUDENTS Scholarships 29 University of Rural Health Clubs 30 National Rural Health Student Network 30 University Departments of Rural Health 33 Rural Clinical Schools 34 John Flynn Placement Program 36 OVERSEAS TRAINED DOCTORS Overseas Trained Doctor (OTD) Resources 38 - Five Year OTD Recruitment Scheme 38- Rural Locum Relief Program 38 DoctorConnect 39 RURAL WORKFORCE PLANNING AND SUPPORT Rural Workforce Planning 41 - Policy & Research 41 District of Workforce Shortage 42 Australian Statistical Geography Classification 42 Modified Monash Model 43 - Data 43 Rural Workforce Support 44 - Locum Program 44 - Outreach Program 44 - Rural Vacancies Website 46 Rural Locum Assistance Program 47 Rural Medical Family Network 47 ABORIGINAL HEALTH Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council 49 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services 50 Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association 53 Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet 53 Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association 54 Bawrunga Aboriginal Medical Services 55 Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives 55 Indigenous Allied Health Australia 56 Maari Ma Primary Health Care Service 56 National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation 57 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker Association 58 LIME Network 58 Healing Foundation 59 NATIONAL AND STATE BASED ORGANISATIONS Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency 61 Medical Board of Australia 62 Ambulance Service of NSW 63 Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association 64 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 64 Australian Medical Association 65 Australian Medical Council 65 Australian Digital Health Agency 66 Clinical Excellence Commission 66 General Practice Registrars Australia 67 National Health and Medical Research Council 67 National Rural Health Alliance 68 NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation 68NSW Emergency Care Institute 69 Primary Health Care Research and Information Service 69 Royal Far West 70 Royal Flying Doctor Service 70 Rural Doctors Association of Australia 71 Rural Doctors Association (NSW) 73 Rural Workforce Agencies 74 AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RURAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS Australian Government Department of Health 78 NSW Ministry of Health 79 Local Health Districts 80 - Rural and Regional NSW Local Health Districts 81 GENERAL PRACTICE SUPPORT Rural and Remote Medical Services 83 Primary Health Networks 84 - Rural and Regional NSW Primary Health Networks 85 - Rural and Regional Health Network Boundaries 87 NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH Australian Association of Social Workers 89 Australian College of Midwives 89 Australian College of Nursing 90 Australian Dental Association 90 Allied Health Professions Australia 91 Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation 92 Australian Physiotherapy Association 93 Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association 94 Australian Psychological Society 94 CRANAplus 95 - CRANAplus Bush Support Services 95 Dietitians Association of Australia 96 Occupational Therapy Association 96 Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health 97 Speech Pathology Australia 97 SPECIALIST ADVISORY SERVICES FOR GPs Doctors’ Health Advisory Service 99 Drug and Alcohol Specialist Advisory Service 99 Medical Benevolent Association 100 National Health Services Directory 100 WEBSITES 102 ACRONYMS 107 INDEX 112NSW Rural Doctors Network RDN Medical Cadet, Dr Alan Dyason with Dr Jeniffer Fiore-Chapman, Dubbo Hospital NSW2018 REFERENCE BOOK I 9 NSW RURAL DOCTORS NETWORK ABOUT THE NSW RURAL DOCTORS NETWORK NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN) aims to provide the highest possible standard of health care to rural and remote communities in New South Wales (NSW) through support for a continuing and highly skilled medical workforce. RDN is a non-government and not-for-profit organisation with a critical role in developing and administering programs to improve the recruitment and retention of GPs, dentists, midwives, nurses and allied health professionals in regional, rural and remote NSW. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health (DoH) and the NSW Ministry of Health (MoH), RDN is committed to working with health agencies and communities to improve access to skilled rural health services. RDN has three priority objectives, which are reflected in its planning and programs: 1. Expand and maintain resources for rural heath 2. Provide support services for rural health 3. Provide corporate management for RDN activities. RDN is a public company limited by guarantee with more than 1,500 members including primary members and associate members. It operates through the following framework: • Board of Directors • CEO and Executive Management • Management, project and administrative staff in two offices at Newcastle and Sydney. NSW Rural Doctors Network assists: • current rural GPs • fully Registered Australian or AMC Graduates • Permanent and Temporary Resident Overseas Trained Doctors • rural communities and rural General Practices • university medical students • rural dentists, nurses and allied health professionals • rural high school students • rural medical families • medical specialists • Aboriginal Health Organisations. RDN can help current rural GPs by providing: • locum services • free advertising of rural General Practice vacancies on www.nswrdn.com.au • assistance with sourcing and recruiting new doctors • provision of family friendly Continuing Professional Development (CPD) conferences • provision of anaesthetic and obstetric procedural conferences • transition grants to move to eligible rural locations • assistance with the Federal Government’s General Practice Rural Incentives Program (GPRIP)Next >