GP Engagement: A Proposed Model to Guide Engagement Activities in Australian Primary Health Networks.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Engagement with general practice is a requirement of Australia's Primary Health Networks (PHNs). We propose a model for engagement that draws on principles of stakeholder and clinician engagement, tailored to meet the needs of PHNs and general practitioners (GPs).

Methods

A comprehensive literature review was undertaken to identify components, challenges, and approaches to optimizing clinician engagement. Interviews with GPs (n = 18), other practice staff (n = 12), PHN staff, and other stakeholders (n = 15) across 3 PHN regions in Victoria, Australia, were used to identify perceived needs of GPs and opportunities for engagement with PHNs. Interview transcripts, notes, and contact summaries were collated and organized using QSR NVivo to support the process of codin

SUBMITTER: Barton C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11528753 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature