General Practitioner Wellbeing
The NEVicDGP provides a strong emphasis on GP wellbeing and conducts a variety of GP health and wellbeing programs to support all GPs including:
Crisis Counselling Service
The many pressures of General Practice can lead to personal and workplace issues impacting on the health and wellbeing of GPs, their families and staff.
The NEVicDGP has contracted ITIM Australia Limited to provide an on-line counselling support service for NEVicDGP GPs, their families and staff and Bogong Regional Training registrars.
The service is provided by accredited counsellors, Psychotherapists and Psychologists. Initial contact with this service is provided free of charge.
GP Wellbeing Conference
The NEVicDGP conducts an annual GP wellbeing conference. The conference is delivered over a weekend and investigates topics such as time management, physical fitness, balance between work and family life, coping with the demands of general practice in rural towns, after hours "the grim beeper", relationships and stress management techniques.
Past conferences have attracted renowned GP wellbeing presenters such as Dr Hilton Koppe, Dr Jackie Holt, Dr Rosie King and Dr Deborah Saltman.
GP Wellbeing Journal Club
The GP Wellbeing Journal Club was established by a group of GPs that had a common interest in the health and wellbeing of GPs within the NEVicDGP region. All of the GPs within this group have completed either the “You and Your Practice” or the “Self, Relationships and Work” programs. This group meets to investigate best practice GP health and wellbeing initiatives and are the driving force behind many of the NEVicDGP GP wellbeing programs.
GP Health Programs
The NEVicDGP has been involved in the delivery of a suite of GP health and wellbeing programs including “You and Your Practice”, “Self, Relationships and Work” and Keeping the Doctor Alive”. These programs are delivered within the NEVicDGP to assist with the retention of GPs and to address the many pressures presented by rural general practice.
GPs GP Program
The physical and mental health of General Practitioners is of great importance in the delivery of quality health services so it is just as important for General Practitioners to have their own GP as it is for any other member of the community. To ensure that NEVicDGP doctors have the opportunity to take care of their own health and exercise preventative health measures the GPs GP program has been implemented.
The NEVicDGP has a list of GPs that have made themselves available to provide medical services to fellow GPs. If you are a GP in the NEVicDGP and do not currently have your own regular GP contact the NEVicDGP to view access to the current contacts.