Evidence of infrastructure and training capacity
Practice name Woodcroft Medical Centre
ABN 377 1705 9911 
Address 1 Sir James Hardy Way, Woodcroft, SA 5162   view Google Map
Phone number (08) 8322 2099
Fax number (08) 8322 0278 
Web address Not applicable  
Principal contact name Deb Aschmoneit (Practice Manager)
ASGC-RA classification* RA 1
Outer metropolitan Yes
RACGP teaching site No     L1     L2 
ACRRM teaching site No
RACGP accredited Yes
ACRRM accredited No
AGPAL accredited (or equivalent) Yes
Public liability insurance :

Yes   Name of insurer: QBE   Date of renewal:  26/11/11

Location
Description of practice location

Located approximately 20km south of the Adelaide CBD on the eastern border of Woodcroft, adjacent to Happy Valley. Surrounded by mostly private housing with young families as well as a few retirement villages.  

Health and medical information about the region

A general mix of age groups ranging from young families to the elderly. A varied patient base dealing with paediatrics, obstetrics, sports injuries, mental health and aged care with a special focus on chronic disease management.

Practice type and size 

Practice consists of seven regular GPs, three nurses and eight practice staff. A purpose-built practice comprising of five consulting rooms, a large treatment room and a nurse's office.

Clinic Services
Clinic hours

8:30am - 5:30pm    Monday to Friday

8:30am - 11:30am  Saturday

Are home visits provided?

Occasionally - not often.

Is an after-hours/weekend service provided? Not applicable.
If no, is a locum service provided? Yes GP Connect.
Is hospital in-patient care provided? No
Are nursing home visits provided? As chosen by individual GPs, but none required.
What access to specialists and other health professionals is available?

Visiting specialists include a general surgeon, podiatrist, psychologist, mental health nurse and a diabetic educator as well as hearing services. 

These specalists are utalised by Noarlunga Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre.

Aspects of medicine in your practice that will be a feature of registrar training A variety in all aspects of general practice with a consinderable concerntration of paediatrics and obstetrics patients. Special focus on  chronic disease management and utalising nurses.
Details of practice support
On-site and after-hours supervision to meet professional standards  
Provision is made for registrars to attend education activities  
Access to clinical resources/reference materials  
Adequate consulting space, IT facilities and equipment for registrar  
Appropriate space available for teaching purposes  
Expectations of registrar workload
Workload of registrar monitored and managed to ensure a balanced patient base.

Patients per hour

3 - 4

4 - 5

Facilities offered by practice

Purpose-built facilities consisting of five consulting rooms, a dedicated treatment room, triage room and nurse's office (for CDM) and a lunch/meeting room. 

Technical information
Principal supervisor
Name of principal supervisor/trainer  Dr John Pakos 
Qualifications  MB, BS, FRACGP
Full and unrestricted registration with the Medical Board of Australia  Yes
FRACGP member  No
RACGP member  Yes
FACRRM member  No
ACRRM member

 No

Vocational registration status  Accredited
Experience, including number of full time years in general practice  Approximately 14 years in general practice
CPD status achieved 2008 - 2010  Yes
Professional medical indemnity insurance

 Yes      Name of insurer: MIGA       Date of renewal: 30/06/11

Practice profile - date of review  

* RA Classification
RA1 – major cities of Australia
RA2 – inner regional Australia
RA3 – outer regional Australia
RA4 – remote Australia
RA5 – very remote Australia

Modified 13 July 2011

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