Welcome to GPTA Ltd General Practice Supervisors Australia Annual General Meeting GPSA – Supporting a sustainable future for GP Supervisors

Acknowledgement of Country “We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land in which this meeting is taking place, and pay respects to their Elders, past and present and their families.”

Business Operating Arrangements GPSA Pty Ltd, a for profit entity, under which GPSA previously traded officially shut down. All funding and business operations were transferred to GPTA Ltd (T/as GPSA). GPSA Pty Ltd and GPTA Ltd financial audits were completed - provided to members separately and consolidated along with the auditors statement. GPTA Ltd is a not for profit public company, registered as a health charity with the ACNC. GPTA Ltd continues to trade as GPSA. GPSA – Supporting a sustainable future for GP Supervisors

Our Purpose GPSA is the national representative body that unites GP Supervisors by promoting recognition for registrar supervision work through open and accountable advocacy.

GPTA Ltd Directors Dr Trish BakerDr Alan LeebThe Hon Geoff Wilson Dr Ken Hazelton Dr Ian Kamerman Dr Steve Holmes (Vice Chair) Dr Bruce Willett (Chair) Dr Rowena Ivers ( Resigned 14 May 2015) Dr Gerard Connors

GPSA Board Activities GPTA Ltd has a board of up to 9 honorary directors comprising: 2 Board Appointed Directors Up to 7 GP Supervisor Member Directors 13 Board meetings held throughout including a Strategic Planning Weekend The Board has 4 Sub Committees: FARM Committee (Finance Audit & Risk Management) National Terms & Conditions (NTCER) Sub Committee Policy Sub Committee Member Engagement Sub Committee GPSA – Supporting a sustainable future for GP Supervisors

GPTA Ltd Employees

Major Projects & Achievements Business operating arrangements Advocacy and stakeholder engagement GPSA membership growth – now over Webinars NTCER 4 Guides for Supervisors Hosting SLON Recognition Awards Social Media Policy GPSA – Supporting a sustainable future for GP Supervisors

Advocacy & Stakeholder Engagement GPSA – Supporting a sustainable future for GP Supervisors Chair and CEO met with: Department of Health Ministerial and department staff NTGPE, GPTT and GPTQ boards United General Practice Australia stakeholders Rebuilding General Practice Training stakeholders. SGPT, NTGPE,GPTQ and TMT Supervisor conferences Bi-college accreditation. A photo from the recent GPTEC conference where GPSA hosted a forum on GP training post 2015.

GPSA Membership GPSA – Supporting a sustainable future for GP Supervisors ACT 33NSW 923 QLD 453SA 73 TAS 114VIC 547 WA 207NT 144 Supervisor Membership by State Total Number of GP Supervisor members (October 2015) 2,494

Webinars GPSA conducted 6 webinars during the year with an average of 70 registrations. GPSA – Supporting a sustainable future for GP Supervisors

National Terms and Conditions (NTCER) The new NTCER agreement represents a substantial change in the employment conditions for Registrars, creating fairness and sustainability for all involved. Members were further supported with: The Registrar Employment Agreement Template Over 300 practices have downloaded the template. NTCER and Telephone Enquiry Service NTCER Frequently Asked Questions The NEW Registrar Position Description now available A Webinar to explain the changes GPSA – Supporting a sustainable future for GP Supervisors

Guides for Supervisors Second edition of all 4 Supervisor Guides released. GPSA – Supporting a sustainable future for GP Supervisors

Supervisor Liaison Officer Network (SLON ) Two meetings of national SLON have been sponsored by GPSA (May and August 2015). These meetings are a critical source of two way information flow for GPSA and SLO’s from across Australia. GPSA – Supporting a sustainable future for GP Supervisors The August SLON meeting in Hobart

Supervisor Surveys Supervisor views collected and used to inform strategy, policy and advocacy. Two member surveys were conducted during the period: Red Tape Reduction Supervisor satisfaction with RTP Support GPSA – Supporting a sustainable future for GP Supervisors

Recognition Awards GPSA implemented two programs to recognise the contribution of experienced Supervisors to training registrars. GPSA – Supporting a sustainable future for GP Supervisors Outstanding Support Award The Outstanding Support Award recognises outstanding high quality supervision and support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander registrars. The awards were announced at the AIDA Conference on 18 September 2015.

Recognition Awards cont. GP Supervisor's Acknowledgement Award The objective of the program is to provide recognition to GP Supervisors who have been supervising registrars for many years, in some cases more than GP Supervisors received the award nationally. GPSA Thanks the RACGP for partnering with GPSA to recognize GP Supervisors GPSA – Supporting a sustainable future for GP Supervisors

GPSA Social Media Policy Template for Training Practices Continuing the development of resources for Training Practices, GPSA has developed a Social Media Policy template which can be easily adapted and enable practices to reduce their legal risk profile. GPSA – Supporting a sustainable future for GP Supervisors

Future Increase practice manager involvement. Tools for sharing across the network. Need to hear from you.

Acknowledgements GPSA is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Australian General Practice Training Programme. GPSA – Supporting a sustainable future for GP Supervisors