Rural Procedural Grant Program

Overview

The Rural Procedural Grants Program (RPGP) supports procedural Vocationally Registered General Practitioners (VR GPs) practising in rural and regional communities to attend training to maintain or enhance their proceduralist skills. The objectives of this grant opportunity are to:• provide grants to assist VR GPs in rural and remote areas to maintain and supplement their procedural skills;• increase training support for emergency management of mental health training; and• administer grant payments to GPs in an effective, timely and efficient manner. The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are:• procedurally trained VR GPs are maintaining their skills, keeping up to date with new developments and continuing to provide these services within their rural communities; • improving and/or increasing access to procedural healthcare services in regional, rural and remote communities; and • ensuring safe and high quality procedural and emergency services are being delivered by established rural VR GPs.