Division

What are Divisions of General Practice?
About the North East Victorian Division of General Practice
Board of Directors
Audit & Governance Committee

What are Divisions of General Practice?
Divisions of General Practice provide services and support to their local general practices. They inform and educate GPs and practice staff about programs, services and new initiatives, and allow GPs a voice in local health services planning and other health agencies. The Divisions network achieves systemic improvements in local primary care that cannot be achieved by individual GPs working alone.

All Divisions provide core programs such as access, prevention and early intervention, integration and multidisciplinary care, population health and better management of chronic disease. Individual Divisions also deliver many other programs, depending on the needs of their local general practices and populations. Typical examples are providing access to allied health services,  workforce support and programs to improve the use of medications.

For more information on Divisions of General Practice, click here to go to the Australian Government, Department of Health & Ageing, Divisions of General Practice program web page.

Adapted from the Department of Health and Ageing. 

About the North East Victorian Division of General Practice
Established in 1992, the North East Victorian Division of General Practice covers 33,000 square kilometres and has offices in Mount Beauty, Benalla and Walwa. It is a rural Division which incorporates the regional centres of Wangaratta and Benalla as well as smaller remote townships. The Division includes 10 Local Government Areas (LGAs). It is located within the Hume Health Region of the Victorian DHS, and contains approximately 45 percent of the Hume population. Click here to see a map of the Division's area.

Serving the area's amost 113,000 population are 30 general practices, with 120 general practitioners, over 20 practice managers and more than 80 practice nurses plus general practice staff.

Statement of Purpose The North East Victorian Division of General Practice will maintain General Practitioners and General Practice as being central to primary health care by supporting General Practitioners and other primary health care workers in our region.

Guiding Principles The Division will:
• Be relevant to the members and other providers in the primary health care team and be responsive to their needs
• Ensure that every general practice receives appropriate support, education and assistance
• Support and encourage closer working relationships between health care providers in the region
• Support rural general practice to be viable now and into the future
• Generate ideas to improve health outcomes
• Support members in order that they feel that have a rewarding, well-balanced lifestyle.

The Division was reviewed with the Quality Improvement Council (QICSA) in Febraury 2010 and as a result of this process has received three years full accreditation status.

The North East Victorian Division provides a broad range of services. An overview and more detailed information are in the Services section of our website. Our staff are listed in the Contact section.

Board of Directors 

The North East Victorian Division of General Practice is a company limited by guarantee governed by a Board of Directors. The Board consists of 7GPs and 1 non GP.  

	Dr Gillian Perriment Chair Wangaratta Medical Centre
	Dr. Wendy Connor  Deputy-Chair Beechworth Surgery
	Dr. Paul Duff Treasurer Bright Medical Centre
	Dr. Matt Byrne Director Ovens Medical Group
	Dr. Libby Garoni Director Mount Beauty Medical Centre
	Dr. Brian Hollins Director Benalla Church Street Surgery
	Ms. Nicki Melville Associate Member Bogong Regional Training Network
	Dr. Olivia Stuart Director Ovens & King Community Health

 Chief Executive Officer and Company Secretary: Mr David Dart 

 The Governance and Audit Committee (GAC) monitors and advises the Board on financial, compliance and risk issues. It is chaired by the Treasurer.

Audit & Governance Committee