The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is pleased to announce Collie River Valley Medical Centre as the recipient of the 2015 RACGP General Practice of the Year Award.
This prestigious award recognises a practice’s approach to patient health and wellbeing, exemplary service and quality of care provided to patients, health promotion initiatives and the practice’s involvement in general practice teaching.
Located about 200km south east of Perth, Collie Rive Valley Medical Centre was selected for the award based on the clinic’s supportive culture, strong ties to its local community and high-quality training reputation.
Presenting the award on the eve of the GP15 conference in Melbourne, RACGP President, Dr Frank R Jones, congratulated the Collie River Valley Medical Centre on receiving such an accolade, noting the team’s dedicated approach to patient health and wellbeing.
“Collie River Valley Medical Centre is a busy rural GP clinic with strong associations to with its local community, the hospital and teaching,” Dr Jones said.
“Serving a rural community, the centre is also a great training ground for registrars and is well-known for its high standard of training and support from supervisors and nurses.
“It is a practice committed to improving health outcomes in the community with general practice at the core, but also offers a broad range of preventative health services including skin cancer screening, mental health plans and diabetic monitoring.
“Collie River Valley Medical Centre continually strives for excellence in every aspect of its work and service, and provides a great framework for other practices to learn from."
GP15 – the RACGP’s annual conference for general practice – runs from September 21-23 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. Visit the GP15 website for more information.