Policy

Developing and influencing policy at the national and Australian government levels, in collaboration with member divisions and member state based organisations (SBOs), is one of the major areas of output for AGPN. The development of effective policy:

  • defines the role of the divisions of general practice network within the primary health care system;
  • underpins AGPN’s capacity to define the national primary health care action agenda from the network’s perspective;
  • improves AGPN’s representative and advocacy capacity;
  • can underpin organisational and network growth by establishing positioning platforms that will attract substantial grant funding to AGPN and the network to undertake primary health care initiatives; and
  • guides AGPN’s advocacy with regard to health care priority areas.

What do we mean by ‘policy’?

The term ‘policy’ in this context means any official statements or views articulated by AGPN on external matters (as distinct from internal policies and procedures). These may or may not be publicly available.

Outputs from AGPN’s policy program vary, and typically include:

  • position statements
  • submissions
  • discussion papers
  • options papers
  • briefs
  • articles and other media
  • presentations
  • speeches
  • media releases
  • tender / funding submissions