TranslateGeneral Practice Liaison Officers (GPLO)
All regions of the State have appointed experienced GPs as GPLOs tasked with improving communication between the acute/sub-acute services and the community.
The aim of the service is to smooth the patient's journey across the various sectors of health care. The General Practice and Primary Care Unit helps coordinate consultation and collaboration across Tasmania's GPLO resources to ensure a statewide perspective and consistency focus to ensure patients have homogeneous access to services.
The scope of GPLO
Tasmania's Delivering Safe and Sustainable Clinical Services White Paper states that the primary health sector in urban and rural/regional settings can be significantly strengthened through:
- the upskilling of local clinicians, especially in areas of high demand, high workforce shortage, and high impact (for example, endocrinology, cardiology, neurology and paediatrics).
- innovative workforce roles (for example, extended care paramedics, rural medical generalists, and nurses) with an expanded scope of practice.
- better utilisation of local pharmacy expertise, (for example, medication management, triage and minor ailments).
- increasing the utilisation of e-health, especially video consultations, to reduce waiting times.
- building clinical networks between GPs and specialist services.
GP Liaison Officers
| GP Liaison Officer | Contact |
|---|---|
North
| Phone: (03) 6777 6777 Email: [email protected] |
North WestDr Keith McArthur | Phone: (03) 6493 6000 (via switchboard) Email: [email protected] |
SouthDr Faline Howes | Phone: (03) 6166 6861 Fax: 03 6173 0331 Email: [email protected] |
