Role
The Australian Association of Consultant Physicians (AACP) represents all consultant physicians and paediatricians in economic and related workforce issues.
There is a complementary working relationship between the AACP and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP). However the RACP, under its Memorandum and Articles, cannot engage directly in matters such as Medicare fees and the rebates available to your patients. For this reason, the AACP was formed.
The AACP is focusing its efforts in the following areas:
- influencing government policy through the development of submissions on a range of medical health issues.
- increasing the Medicare benefits available to patients for professional attendance items for consultant physicians and paediatricians, with particular recognition of the increasing complexity of care required by many patients.
- improving the level of Medicare benefits available to patients of all Fellows of the RACP (see the Achievements page).
- assisting in specific areas of consultant physician practice where the particular subspecialty may find support useful.
- working with the RACP on issues relevant to the consultant physician and paediatrician workforce.
- focusing on ways to support consultant physicians and paediatricians practising in outer urban, rural and remote areas.
- encouraging career development across the consultant physician and paediatrician workforce.
All AACP work is entirely funded by membership subscriptions, so join today to make representation possible.