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VMOs urged to seek advice on contracts

VMOs urged to seek advice on contracts

GPs in western NSW have been urged not to sign Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) contracts with the Western NSW Local Health District (LHD) until they have taken legal advice, as many were given less than 24 hours to agree to new three-year deals. A new policy adopted by the LHD for the reappointment of GP VMOs required the doctors, some of whom had worked under contract for decades, to submit resumes and references and undergo performance reviews before they were offered new contracts. Coonabarabran GP Dr Aniello Iannuzzi, who received his contract days after the 30 September ...

GPs set to ditch Medicare Locals contract over board restrictions

GPs at a division awarded one of the first Medicare Locals contracts have warned the Federal Government that they will “walk away” from the deal if they are forced to give up control on their boards. Medical Observer understands the contracts, sent to many of the first 19 winning bidders in recent weeks, explicitly state the Medicare Local (ML) must have a board of 7–10 directors with no single profession dominating. NSW division, GP Access, is involved in one of the first tranche of MLs, and currently has six GPs among its eight ...

GP income threatened by new diabetes scheme

GPs will need to look closely at their practice contracts to ensure their personal earnings don’t take a hit under the Government’s new diabetes scheme. The $436 million scheme will see practices awarded block-funding for each patient they enrol, plus an average bonus payment of $10,800 per year based partly on their performance in keeping patients healthy. Block funding will consist of annual payments of $1200 per enrolled patient, which will be split $950 for general practices and $250 for allied care. It remains unclear, however, whether the $250 for ...