List of Recommendations

Recommendation 1

2.98

The committee recommends that the Federal Government further investigates the provision and distribution of general practitioners in rural and regional Australia.

Recommendation 2

2.102

The committee recommends that the Government’s review of the Modified Monash Model is open to public consultation, including from communities themselves, and is progressed as a matter of priority.

Recommendation 3

2.105

The committee recommends that the Department of Health and the Distribution Working Group assess the outstanding exceptional circumstances review applications as a matter of priority.

Recommendation 4

2.112

The committee recommends that the Department of Health develops benchmarks for the optimal distribution of primary health professionals.

Recommendation 5

2.114

The committee recommends that the Department of Health conducts a comprehensive and wholistic review of the Stronger Rural Health Strategy and that performance benchmarks be established to assess the effectiveness of the overall strategy and of its programs.

Recommendation 6

2.123

The committee recommends that the Federal Government investigates substantially increasing the Medicare rebates for all levels of general practice consultations, as well as other general practice funding options.

Recommendation 7

3.96

The committee recommends that the Department of Education, Skills and Employment, in collaboration with universities, reviews the primary care components of the medical education curriculum, with a view to ensuring that general practice is a core component of the curriculum.

Recommendation 8

3.100

The committee recommends that the Department of Health expands the John Flynn Prevocational Doctor Program and re-instates the John Flynn Placement Program aimed at attracting medical students to rural and regional general practice.

Recommendation 9

3.105

The committee recommends that the Government investigates the adequacy and suitability of the Australian General Practice Training placements allocated to the relevant general practice training colleges.

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