Financial incentives available for eligible general practices: Workforce Incentive Program — Practice Stream (WIP-PS)
Your practice may be eligible to receive incentive payments through the Workforce Incentive Program - Practice Stream (WIP-PS). The amount paid to each eligible general practice is calculated on several factors which are outlined in the Practice Stream incentive payments page.
To help us better understand how general practices in the Brisbane South PHN region use the WIP-PS payment, please consider taking this short (5 to 10 minute) survey. Your responses will help inform future support strategies so we can better assist general practices and improve patient care.
General practices can express interest in receiving support from Brisbane South PHN regarding their WIP-PS payments through the survey.
How the Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) can benefit your practice
The Department of Health and Aged Care can provide financial incentives to help general practices with the cost of engaging:
nurses
midwives
allied health professionals
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers and practitioners.
The WIP-PS financial incentives aim to assist general practices to:
meet the increasingly complex health needs of their patients
benefit from multidisciplinary and team-based models of care
strengthen existing services.
These financial incentives, in the form of WIP-PS payments, can assist with the cost of engaging eligible health professionals. However, please note they are not intended to cover the whole cost of engaging eligible health professionals.
Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) eligibility
Services Australia administers the WIP-PS. The amount paid to each eligible general practice is calculated on several factors which are outlined in the Practice Stream incentive payments.
The eligibility for general practices to receive the WIP-PS payments, as well as reporting requirements are explained in the Workforce Incentive Program Practice Stream Guidelines.
Helpful Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) links
The following resources are available on the Department of Health and Aged Care or Services Australia websites for further information: