UQ involved in GP Super Clinic

The University of Queensland will contribute $1.7 million towards a GP Super Clinic to be established at Redcliffe.

The Federal Government has announced it will contribute up to $5 million towards the Redcliffe GP Super Clinic.

It is one of nine proposed GP Super Clinics in Queensland announced by the Commonwealth to be located at Brisbane Southside, Bundaberg, Cairns, Gladstone, Ipswich, Mount Isa, Redcliffe, Strathpine, and Townsville.

The clinics will provide high-quality services, with a focus on convenient, multi-disciplinary care from teams of medical, nursing and allied health professionals.

The clinics will also provide an ideal teaching opportunity for GP registrars, along with other medical, nursing and allied health professional students or new graduates.

The Head of the Northside Clinical School in The University of Queensland’s School of Medicine, Associate Professor Ian Yang, welcomed the announcement.

“From a training and education point of view, this is a very exciting opportunity for The University of Queensland to partner with the Moreton Bay Region community, to build a sustainable health care workforce for the future,” Dr Yang said.

“This GP Super Clinic will help to train medical, nursing and allied health students, in a dynamic learning environment.

“This will also enable significant research into preventing chronic diseases and their complications, to help our patients in the Region.”

Media: Jan King at UQ Communications 07 3365 1120.

For more information: http://www.uq.edu.au/health/index.html?page=118116