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Developing a General
Practice Hospital Integration
Framework:
The Role of General Practice
Liaison Officers (GPLOs)
Ms Lauren Jesberg, Program Coordinator – Policy
How it started…
 QLD Health engaged GPQ to undertake a project to
assist the Queensland Clinical Senate in developing a
policy position on GP Liaison roles.
 Purpose:
- To review the roles and skill requirements of the current
GPLO workforce to improve the GP – Hospital interface
- Develop a statewide policy framework and
implementation plan for ‘GP Liaison’
 Steering Committee established
Using an Evidence-Based
Approach
 Literature review evidence:
- The use and impact of GPLOs working to improve the
interface
- Barriers
- Enablers
- Practice skills of current GLO workforce
 Semi-structured interviews (35 participants)
What was developed?
 GPLO model and scope of practice
Including:
- Principles
- Standards for integration
- How it would integrate with national health reform
- Role descriptions and scope of practice
- KPIs
- Sustainability
 GPLO implementation plan for Queensland
General Practice - Hospital
Integration Unit (GP-HIU)
GP HIS Systems
(GPS)
Project Officer
(Primary Care)
GP HIP
Navigator (GPN)
GP Liasion
(Hospital Based)
Breakdown of the Model…
 Team-based strategy for positioning the roles as key
integration ‘boundary spanners’
 Two types of roles undertaken by GPLOs:
1. Strategic systems level role:
General Practice-Hospital Integration Specialist
(GP-HIS)
2. Activity based role:
General Practice-Hospital Integration Practitioner
(GP-HIP)
Breakdown of the Model…
 Project Officer (Primary Care)
- Based in a Medicare Local
- Provides administration support to GP-HIS and GP-HIP
 GP Liaison (Hospital Based)
- Support from the hospital sector
- Identifies opportunities to improve interface
More on the Model…
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Governance
Where does the model fit in terms of health reform?
Infrastructure
Remuneration
Criteria for the positions
Statewide support mechanisms
Please refer to the ‘Model and Scope of Practice’ Paper
More copies available
Thank you
More Information:
Lauren Jesberg
General Practice Queensland
07 3105 8300
[email protected]