Strategic Management
Mission
Achieving a united, vibrant and sustainable SA General Practice Network through leadership, advocacy, capacity building and partnerships.
Aspirations in strategic plan
GPSA works to achieve its mission statement through four strategic directions. These are:
- Services - Deliver high quality and valued services to its members and partners.
- Provide comprehensive and integrated services that enhance the SA General Practice Network.
- Embrace a quality improvement culture that focuses on service delivery.
- Create timely and innovative solutions based on member requirements.
- Unity - Provide a united voice for the SA General Practice Network.
- Promote General Practice SA as a respected, effective and influential peak body for the SA General Practice Network.
- Lead primary health care reform via sustainable business models and sound policy development.
- Promote evidence based primary health care strategies.
- Consult and effectively communicate with members and partners.
- Capacity - Increase capacity and sustainability of the SA General Practice Network.
- Increase capacity of the SA General Practice Network to promote quality clinical business and population health improvements to their members.
- Promote and improve access to evidence based care models, education and systemic change management processes.
- Develop policy frameworks and business cases to increase investment in primary health care.
- Primary Care - Lead Primary Care reform in South Australia.
- Identify and promote innovation for quality primary health care.
- Lead and facilitate quality improvement in primary health care in the SA General Practice Network.
- Create partnerships that promote collaboration to improve health for all.
Activities and resources are allocated within these four areas, as set out in the three year Strategic Plan, and annual Strategice Implementation Plan.
Management Structure
The Board of Directors is made up of three rural Division GP nominees, three urban Division GP nominees, one non-GP Director and one senior Divisional Management Director and the Chief Executive Officer of GPSA.
Office bearers are elected annually and consist of the Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer.
Two reference groups provide input to the Board: the Rural Divisions Group, comprising a GP nominee from each rural Division, and the Urban Divisions Group, comprising two representatives from each urban Division and including the urban GP nominees on the Board of Directors. Advisory Committees support work in Mental Health and Informatics.
GPSA also has two Board members and its Chief Executive Officer on the jointly convened State/Commonwealth GP Forum which brings together representatives from all GP bodies in South Australia. GPSA is a member of the national network of its interstate counterparts (the SBO Coalition).