1. Vacancies Update: Vacancies Snapshot. Web Site Enhancements. Advertising Options. Hotspots. District of Workforce Shortage. Area of Need. Questions & Comments.

2. Vacancy Process & Summary: NSW Health provides some funds. Consists of a web site and booklet. Practices self manage/update content. The RDN moderates and checks content. Active vacancies printed twice a year. Currently 165 active vacancies. 57 in 5 Year Program towns. 70 have Area of Need status.

3. Vacancies Snapshot Number of new vacancies 2000 - 2007 RRMA20002001200220032004200520062007Totals None11111120 8 204553033 23 351014209 153 96 45828302318272 141 5131745493548453 255 726528541 33 26469810779929612556

4. Vacancies Snapshot Vacancies by Division NSWRDN1 Barrier Division of General Practice2 Barwon Division of General Practice3 Border Division of General Practice7 Dubbo Plains Division of General Practice11 Hastings Macleay Division of General Practice Ltd - Port Macquarie9 Hunter Rural Division of General Practice19 Mallee Division of General Practice1 Mid North Coast Division of General Practice13 Murray Plains Division of General Practice2 Murrumbidgee Division of General Practice10 New England Division of General Practice1 North West Slopes Division of General Practice4 Northern Rivers Division of General Practice16 NSW Central West Division of General Practice13 NSW Outback Division of General Practice4 Riverina Division of General Practice and Primary Health Ltd15 Shoalhaven Division of General Practice4 South East NSW Division of General Practice23 Southern Highlands Division of General Practice2 Tweed Valley Division of General Practice5

5. Vacancies Enhancements: 3 photos can now be added. Various technical problems resolved. Currently stored in 2 databases. This will be simplified to 1 database. Linking to maps. Streamline user/administrator process. Vacancy book now has a page index.

6. Web Site

7. Advertising Options Various web sites offer free advertising: australiandoctor.com.au racgp.org.au medicalobserver.com.au

8. Hotspots: Towns that have no doctors. Towns that have doctor shortages. Doctors near retirement no replacement. Lack of community services/hospitals. Coastal and regional areas. Currently 35 hotspots. 9 within 100km of coast. Information from Divisions & surgeries.

9. DWS The Australian Government defines a District of Workforce Shortage as a geographic area in which the general population need for health care is not met. The statistics used to determine districts of workforce shortage are calculated using a doctor to population ratio based on recent Medicare billing statistics for a shire or local district. DWS is updated every 3 months and compares the area’s ratio against the national average. The Current Ratio is 75.8 doctors per 100,000 people or 1 doctor per 1319.2 people. A preliminary assessment can be done if an area is not classed as a DWS.

10. Area of Need: For OTD’s without FRACGP and AMC’s. Area of Need is practice (location) specific. Generally needs to be a DWS. AoN status allocated by NSW Health. Non-transferable to other surgeries. Need to advertise for a fully registered doctor before AoN status is granted. Normally AoN positions require clinical supervision. AoN positions require renewal.

11. Questions & Comments Number of new vacancies 2000 - 2007