Calls for Nominations to the GP North Committee
The General Practice North (GPN) Committee is calling for nominations for a General Practitioner to fill a position on the General Practice North Committee which will fall vacant when current GPN Committee member Dr Magnus ...
End of year function & AGM 2022 – Tuesday 29 November 2022
The General Practice North Board invites you to the General Practice North (The Division of General Practice Northern Tasmania Inc.) End of year function & AGM 2022 When: Tuesday 29th November 2022 6.30pm for 7.00pm ...
Scottsdale Infrastructure
GP North invested in the construction of a purpose built Health Centre at Scottsdale in 2012 to address the lack of primary health services in the local area. GP North has maintained ownership of the ...
Small Group Education Sessions
In 2021 GPN funded a program of small group pharmacotherapeutics education sessions for GPs working in general practices in northern Tasmania .The small group education sessions were delivered as general practice visits by Miss Danielle ...
Collegiality and Communication
In February 2019 and February 2020 General Practice North (GPN) in collaboration with the Launceston General Hospital Medical Staff Association (LGH MSA) held ‘Connecting the Docs’ events which enabled northern Tasmanian community GPs and GP ...
GP Pregnancy Care
General Practice North (GPN) co-branded with Primary Health Tasmania (PHT) promoting GP Pregnancy Care at the All About Babies (AAB) event in 2019 and when it was next held again in September 2021. At each ...
GP Registrar Support
GPN offers support for GP Registrars to attend Family Planning Tasmania Implanon NXT insertion workshops. Implanon NXT is a commonly used long acting reversible contraceptive plastic rod inserted under the skin of the upper arm ...
Online Resources
GPN has funded access to The Women’s Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Medicines Guide (PBMG) for General Practices in northern Tasmania since December 2020. The PBMG is a quick reference guide for healthcare professionals which provides practical ...
Education Sessions with Danielle Truscott – 2022
General Practice North (GP North) is continuing to fund pharmacotherapeutics education sessions for GPs, GP Registrars and medical students working in General Practice in northern Tasmania (0363 area code) in 2022. This initiative follows on ...
Aged Care
A small but dedicated group of general practitioners currently provide medical services to residents in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) in northern Tasmania. It is often difficult to continue to provide medical care to ...