From the Chair

CEO Update

Growing, connecting, leading -

GPSA's Strategic Plan 2026-2030

GPSA’s strategic planning weekend brought together an energised group made up of our board members and CEO to set a bold course for the years ahead, anchored by our new vision statement: Leading and supporting excellence in GP supervision to strengthen the future of Australian primary healthcare and communities. Continue reading..

Registrations now open!

This marathon of learning features an international line-up and some local luminaries, ensuring that no matter the hour, you’ll experience rich perspectives on supervision and patient care.

Led by our Education Manager, Dr Simon Morgan, you can expect a dynamic and thoughtfully curated program of medical education and supervision sessions, presented by leaders in our supervision community.

We invite you to get involved in this bold event.

First SLOAC meeting for 2026

The first Supervisor Liaison Officer Advisory Council (SLOAC) meeting for 2026 was held recently online, the first with new incoming co-chairs James Best (ACRRM), Joanne Chafey (RACGP) and John Vaughan (RACGP). The new co-chairs had had a handover meeting with the previous co-chairs in order to ensure a smooth transition.

Part of this handover included the confirmation that both RACGP and ACRRM have agreed to include the Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS) in the Memorandum of Understanding of SLOAC, and this document will be updated accordingly.

Two ongoing issues were discussed.........

Coming Soon to Your Inbox

GPSA will soon be inviting you to share your experiences of general practice supervision to help inform our future support and advocacy work.Your insights play an important role in shaping initiatives aimed at improving supervisor satisfaction, wellbeing and workforce retention across the profession. Keep an eye on your inbox - an invitation with details will be sent to all GPSA members shortly. We encourage you to set aside 15-20 minutes to have your say.

We are delighted with the response to our new short course supporting supervision teams in the management of registrars and training placements.

We've had some great feedback from participants, including Lorena, who is having registrars for the first time:

• "Having registrars for the first time, I found this course extremely helpful. The content covered all aspects of the registrar program clearly.
• It was good to be able to do it at my own pace, this allowed for me to go over the modules more than once if needed.
• The bonus links allowed for easy access to information which I could bookmark or download to refer back to."

The course is available now! So if you are interested, there is more information on our website.

GPSA will be working with GPRA over the coming month to start the review of the National Terms and Conditions for the Employment of Registrars (NTCER).

We’ll keep supervisors informed of any updates as this work progresses.

More information about the NTCER is available on our website.

New!

• How to .. Supervise Medical Students Using Parallel Consulting
• Transition to general practice: the "General Practice Survival Kit" Video | Podcast
• Small Group Learning - Artificial Intelligence in GP Training
• Small Group Learning - Formal Practice-Based Teaching
• Small Group Learning - Transition of New Registrars to General Practice

Revised

• Acne Teaching Plan
• Time Management Consultation Skills Teaching Plan
• Follow Up and Safety Netting Consultation Skills Teaching Plan
• Writing Quality Referrals Consultation Skills Teaching Plan
• Rational Antibiotic Prescribing​ Consultation Skills Teaching Plan

The GPSA Board and team extend their gratitude to the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing for entrusting this independent organisation to deliver AGPT support activities for GP and RG supervisors under Commonwealth funding.

If you have questions about any of the content appearing in this issue, please direct your enquiry to [email protected]

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