Info for GPs
Doctors new to the area
Use this New Doctors Checklist to get ready for your new doctor to start. Forms mentioned are provided below.
- Medicare Australia
- Medicare provider enquiry line - Phone: 132 150
- Provider eligibility
- Application for recognition as a general practitioner (RACGP)
- Application for recognition as a general practitioner (ACRRM)
- Application for certification of eligibility for vocational registration
- Apply for Medicare provider numbers
- Application for approval to supply pharmaceutical benefits as a registered medical practitioner
- Register for online business
- 90 day pay doctor scheme
- Request for Pay Link Group
- Provider registration for EFT payments
- Registered Medicare Australia Healthcare Professional Individual Certificate application
- Practice Incentives Program - Part G - Additional or new practitioner details
- Application to register as an immunisation provider. Other Australian Childhood Immunisation Register info
- Information for Medical Practitoners Package - new Oct 2009
- Medical claims
- DVA Treatment Entitlement Cards
Standards and Legislation
Immunisation schedules
Queensland Health - Brisbane area
- 13Health – Queensland Government referral and helpline
- Population Health Services - Brisbane Northside Population Health Unit, Phone 07 3624 1111
- Notifiable Conditions Report Form
- Hospitals & services
- Community health
Doctor health and wellbeing
Brisbane Docs 4 Docs Register
GPs, give your personal health the priority it deserves; find yourself a good doctor who can provide independent advice to help you manage your healthcare. The Brisbane Docs 4 Docs Register is a listing of GPs who are willing to see other doctors as patients. To access the Register, you will need request a user ID and password: telephone 07 3630 7309 (during working hours) or email us.
Note: Passwords were reset in April 2012. If you can no longer access the Register, please phone.
RACGP GP Support Program - 1300 366 789 or crisis counselling 1800 451 138
Fee service for RACGP members. Provides help with a wide range of issues including work pressures, conflict, grief and loss, relationships, anxiety and depression, alcohol and drug issues and traumatic incidents.
Doctors' Health Advisory Service - ph 07 3833 4352
A dedicated 24 hour telephone service available to help doctors, dentists, pharmacists or veterinarians with difficult health problems. DHAS is independent of all other medical and dental organisations and will not report medical practitioners to the Medical Boards. Confidentiality is paramount. Calls are referred to a panel of experienced GPs.
Alcohol & Drug Information Services - ph 07 3236 2414 or 1800 177 833 (outside Brisbane)
24 hour telephone counselling and information service. Information on alternative service providers (government, non-government and private) in the alcohol and drug field.
Bush Crisis Line - ph 1800 805 391
A confidential telephone support and debriefing service available 24 hours a day for multi-disciplinary remote and rural health practitioners and their