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Table 2 Comparing the estimates of the number of general practitioners in the ACT from seven sources with the number of GPs and general practices obtained from the ACT Kindergarten Screen between 2001 and 2008

From: Inequality in provider continuity for children by Australian general practitioners

Year

Methods used to count numbers of GPs in the ACT

 

Headcount [a]

Headcount [b]

Full-Time Equivalent [c]

Full-Time Workload Equivalent [d]

Primary Care Practitioner [e]

FTE

Primary Care Practitioner

[f]

GPs and

Other Medical Practitioners

[g]

GPs

named in ACT Kindergarten Health Screen

2001

395

387

201

219

   

283

2002

382

376

196

212

   

271

2003

386

383

191

203

   

269

2004

374

370

187

198

398

350

 

253

2005

375

373

190

200

   

255

2006

379

381

194

208

  

391

274

2007

374

373

205

226

  

408

281

2008

383

383

208

232

371

317

413

289

  1. [a] Source: DOHA [5]. Number of GPs (major specialty at 30 June) who provided at least one MBS service (Non-referred attendance) during the year at a location within the ACT.
  2. [b] Source: DOHA [5]. Number of GPs (major specialty at 30 June) who provided at least one MBS service (Non-referred attendance) during the year with their main practice location within the ACT division of GP.
  3. [c] Source: DOHA [5]. Number of FTE GPs calculated as the proportion of MBS billing at a location in the ACT divided by the average MBS billing of full-time doctors, capped at 1.
  4. [d] Source: DOHA [5]. Number of FEW GPs calculated as the proportion of MBS billing at a location in the ACT divided by the average MBS billing of full-time doctors, not capped at 1, such that an individual GP who bills above average is counted as > 1.
  5. [e] Source AIHW [6]. Number primary care practitioners whose main field of work is clinician (includes those whose main job is not in private rooms, e.g. Acute Care Hospital, Defence, which may not be reflected in Medicare data) Note, these data are based on medical registration rather than MBS claims. AIHW compares these data with column [a]
  6. [f] Source AIHW [6]. Number FTE primary care practitioners whose main field of work is clinician (includes those whose main job is not in private rooms). Note, AIHW compares these data with column [d] http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/10723
  7. [g] Source Medicare Australia [19]. Number of GPs (major specialty at 30 June) providing category 1 services (Professional Attendance) during the 3 months ending 30 June (Q2) who generate > = $1000 in fees for the quarter (Q2) with their main practice location within the ACT division of GP.