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Results of the 2005-06 Annual Survey of Divisions (ASD)

The Primary Health Care Research and Information Service (PHC RIS) conducts the Annual Survey of Divisions (ASD) on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. As part of their contractual obligations, all Divisions of General Practice are required to complete the Survey which includes questions about their membership, activities (including population health) and infrastructure for the previous financial year. Consequently, the results provide a comprehensive overview of Divisions and summarise the broad range of activities that they are involved in.

Hordacre, AL., Howard, S., Moretti, C., Kalucy, E. (2007). Making a difference. Report of the 2005-2006 Annual Survey of Divisions of General Practice. Adelaide: Primary Health Care Research & Information Service, Department of General Practice, Flinders University, and Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

Two Page Summary

The Two Page Summary Making a difference is a brief summary of the key findings of the 2005-2006 Annual Survey of Divisions. It is available for download in PDF below, or you can order free colour copies from PHC RIS from our publications order form.

• 2-Page Summary Making a difference [PDF: 278KB]

Full report in one file

This is the full report and appendix in one large PDF file. It may take some time to download. If this is a problem, try downloading the various sections below. Alternatively you can order hard copies from PHC RIS by sending an email to phcris@flinders.edu.au, providing your name and postal address.

• Full Report Making a difference [PDF: 1724KB]

Full report by section

Maps	[PDF: 368KB]
Executive summary	[PDF: 57KB]
Key Findings	[PDF: 61KB]
Chapter 1: Introduction	[PDF: 91KB]
Chapter 2: Method	[PDF: 86KB]
Chapter 3: Division Context	[PDF: 121KB]
Chapter 4: Governance	[PDF: 123KB]
Chapter 5: Prevention and early intervention	[PDF: 112KB]
Chapter 6: Access	[PDF: 123KB]
Chapter 7: Collaboration & integration	[PDF: 110KB]
Chapter 8: Manage chronic disease	[PDF: 148KB]
Chapter 9: Supporting General Practice	[PDF: 126KB]
Chapter 10: Supporting quality & evidence based care	[PDF: 125KB]
Chapter 11: Consumer focus	[PDF: 101KB]
Chapter 12: Workforce	[PDF: 99KB]
Chapter 13: The Divisions Network (& RWA)	[PDF: 151KB]
Ideas for further investigation and research	[PDF: 47KB]
Appendix A: Annual Survey of Divisions 2005-06	[PDF: 345KB]

Feedback to Divisions

Once Divisions submit the ASD, PHC RIS collates, checks and analyses these data. Upon completion of this process, each Division is provided with a confidential report summarising their responses. Divisions were sent a copy of their 2005-06 summary report on January 17, 2007.

Divisions were invited to check their report and inform PHC RIS of any data errors or anomalies. For the 2005-06 data, approximately 20% of Divisions advised us of changes; a final updated report was then sent to respective Division's CEOs and Boards on February 1, 2007.

The summary report also contains benchmarking data so that individual Divisions can evaluate their responses relative to their 

• State
• Rural Remote Metro Area (RRMA) category
• Population categories (including population in Division, per GP FWE, and proportion recorded as Indigenous).

Moving the Word to Web

Up to 2004-05, the ASD has been conducted using a Microsoft Word document. In response to difficulties in completion and administration of the Word-based survey, PHC RIS has invested considerable effort into converting the Word version of the survey to an on-line version in time for the 2005-06 ASD. The following provides a brief overview of some of the key issues identified when using Word to complete the ASD and how these are overcome by using an on-line web based version for the Survey.