12 December The General Practice Rural Incentives Program has a new name December 12, 2019 By Danielle Cranefield Announcement, Department of Health 0 From 1 January 2020, the General Practice Rural Incentives Program (GPRIP) will transition to the Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) – Doctor Stream. From 1 January 2020, the General Practice Rural Incentives Program (GPRIP) will transition to the Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) – Doctor Stream. The WIP – Doctor Stream will continue to encourage medical practitioners to work in rural and remote areas of Australia. If you’re participating in the GPRIP on 31 December 2019, you’ll automatically move across to the WIP – Doctor Stream. The eligibility requirements and payments won’t change. However, from 1 January 2020 the WIP – Doctor Stream will use the Modified Monash Model (MMM) geographical classification system 2019. This may impact service eligibility or payment rates if you provide services in a location that has changed classification. The Department of Health will continue to pay your incentive payments directly to your nominated bank account. Next steps: To find out more about the WIP, visit the Department of Health website at www.health.gov.au/workforceincentiveprogram. To find out more about the update to the Modified Monash Model geographical classification of locations, or to check the classification of your practice locations, visit the Doctor Connect website at www.health.gov.au/doctorconnect. Related Articles Practice Incentives Program Quality Improvement Incentive: What practices need to know Fact Sheet August 2019 Why is there a new Quality Improvement Incentive under the PIP? PIPQI Communique - Practice Incentive Program & Workforce Incentive Program Best Practice launches new General Practice Software update Best Practice Software’s new release of their popular general practice software Bp Premier - Indigo Service Pack 1 (SP1), has been launched today. Advice re fraudulent request for removal of National Immunisation Program posters from general practices The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has strict processes in place for regulating site visits and authorised officers from the TGA will present photographic identification cards on entering the site. RACGP Public Consultation: Draft Standards for general practice residential aged care The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has released the draft of the RACGP Standards for general practice residential aged care (1st edition) (Standards for GPRAC) for public consultation. Workforce Incentives for Doctors and Practices More than 5,000 practices and 7,000 medical practitioners will be eligible for incentive payments under the new Workforce Incentive Program (WIP). Comments are closed.