Training Region:

North Metropolitan

Accreditation:

RACGP

RA:

1

Outer Metro:

Yes

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Placement Availability

Practice	Semester	Capacity	Basic	Adv	Sub/Ex Sk	PT/FT
Kinross Medical Centre	2012.1	1	Y	Y	Y	F/T only
Kinross Medical Centre	2012.2	1.5	Y	Y	Y	F/T only
Kinross Medical Centre	2013.1	0.5	N	Y	Y	P/T only
Kinross Medical Centre	2013.2	1.5	N	Y	Y	P/T or F/T
Kinross Medical Centre	2014.1	2	N	Y	Y	P/T or F/T
Kinross Medical Centre	2014.2	2	N	Y	Y	P/T or F/T

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Practice Staff

• 

  Dr Deidre McAlpine
• 

  Dr Kym Buttsworth
• 

  Ms Jackie Dickson

  • Practice Manager
• 

  Ms Janet Ward

  • Practice Manager

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Practice Details

Total GPs:

15

Training Practice Since:

2007

Training Terms Accepted:

Advanced, Basic, Subsequent

Billing Arrangements:

Mixed

Trainee Consulting Room:

Shared use of same room

Philosophy/Ethos

To provide preventative health care and medical management of acute and chronic conditions in a caring and trusting environment.  To work with Allied Health in the area to meet the needs of the local population

Demography of Patients

Broad range of clients in a low - mid socioeconomic area.  Mostly young families but ~ 20% aged.

Training opportunities

Minor procedures, Plastering, electocautery, Mental Health involvement

Areas of Special Interest

Womens Health, Mental Health, Aged Care, Paediatrics.

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GP Registrar Activities & Opportunities

Evening work	Yes	Night work	No
Weekend work	Yes	On call	No
House calls	Yes	Hospital visits	No
Hospital admitting rights	No	Nursing home visits	No
Other Allied Health professional	No	Minor procedures	Yes
Advanced procedural skills	No	Shared antenatel care	Yes
Enhanced primary care	Yes	Practice Nurse	No
Obstetrics	No	Anaesthetics	No

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IT Resources

Computerised patient notes	Yes	Internet access in consulting rooms	Yes
Computerised prescribing	Yes	Medical software used	Best Practice