AMA submission on Ngayubah Gadan Guiding Paper draft
The AMA believes that enabling general practitioner (GP) led multidisciplinary health teams is an important part in providing equitable and sustainable health care for rural and remote communities.
The AMA is in support of multidisciplinary health care principle in the Ngayubah Gadan (coming together) Consensus Statement and Guiding Paper. The AMA recognises the high value contribution the rural and remote health workforce makes every day to reduce the health inequities that exist between urban and rural and remote communities. However, it is critical that the patient’s nominated GP remains a key partner in any collaborative care arrangements and is actively involved to ensure care is holistic and best practice.
The AMA notes that not all general practices in rural and remote areas will be equipped to have a complete multidisciplinary team inhouse and there should be flexibility in the model for team-based care using online, telehealth and/or videoconferencing.
This submission focusses on the Guiding Paper (Section 2) of the document. The AMA suggests the addition of roadmaps in the Paper to guide rural and remote healthcare stakeholders transitioning to a multidisciplinary healthcare team model.
