AMA VICDOC Winter 2025 - Magazine - Page 16
D R J I L L TO M L I N SO N ' S L EA D ER S H IP
OVERVIEW OF
PROGRESS AND
ACHIEVEMENT
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ACROSS EIGHT PRIORITY AREAS
UNDER JILL’S LEADERSHIP
SUSTAINING GENERAL PRACTICE
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> Secured full retrospective payroll
tax amnesty and ongoing pay roll
tax exemption for fully governmentfunded services for general practices
from July 2025, protecting hundreds
of clinics across Victoria.
> Expanded and sustained GP Registrar
Incentive Payments program
($30-40K), helping drive national
adoption and funding.
> Supported rollout of the Single
Employer Model for GP registrars,
improving access to paid leave, job
stability, and rural placements.
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> Advocated for inclusion of
emergency contraception and
MS-2 Step in PBS prescribers’ bag;
Federal consultation underway.
> Initiated advocacy to improve
hospital-GP integration, with a focus
on discharge summary reform and
better named referral policies.
> Actively resisted scope creep in
primary care: challenged pharmacist
prescribing pilots, the paramedic
practitioner position, urgent care
centre models, and role dilution
in general practice.
