The Department of health and Ageing is reviewing the ‘Other Medical Practitioners’ (OMPs) Programs with a view to:
- assessing the future need for each of the programs with a focus on strategic policy alignment; and
- recommending opportunities for improvement to the programs individually and as a group.
The Department has engaged the The Allen Consulting Group to conduct the review.
The review of the OMPs programs will consider the following aspects of program performance:
- the appropriateness of each program
- the effectiveness of each program
- the efficiency of each program
- the degree of integration between Government agencies in policy development and program delivery; and
- the adequacy of current program performance assessment criteria.
The Department is looking to assess how the programs can be improved to ensure and appropriate supply and distribution of health professionals in Australia.
Please review the attached discussion guide, in particular the discussion questions in Section 2 and provide responses to generalpractice@ama.com.au no later than COB 8 September 2008.