Working with General Practice

This section provides information about working with general practice and improving feedback to general practice.

• Working with general practice DHS position statement and resource guide
  
  The Working with General Practice DHS position statement articulates the department's vision for a strengthened collaborative interface with general practice, and highlights opportunities to further align State and Commonwealth agendas. It was developed primarily for a departmental audience, but also serves as a valuable guide for State-funded agencies and the general practice sector in relation to improved intersectoral collaboration.
  
  It is supported by a resource guide, which provides practical information for departmental staff looking to ensure that general practice is consulted with and engaged in various state health initiatives.

• Improving feedback to general practice
  
  Feedback from agencies to general practice about clients they have in common is an important part of effective multi-disciplinary care. To assist agencies to improve the quality of feedback to general practice, this section incorporates:
  
  • key principles of good practice from work completed by community health
  • examples of work done by community health services to improve feedback – this work provides you with tools and protocols already in use by community health services
  • information about the PDSA project to improve feedback to general practice