MSOAP Overview 2007
• Brief History of MSOAP
• Current Activities
• Issues for Discussion
Overview
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The Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance
Program (MSOAP) is an initiative of the
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
under the Rural Health Strategy.
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It operates in all states and the Northern Territory.
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In NSW administration of MSOAP is shared between
NSW Health (public sector) and NSWRDN (private
sector).
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The current round of funding will continue until June
30, 2008.
Stakeholders
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14 Divisions of General Practice
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3 Aboriginal Medical Services
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2 private hospitals
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1 Area Health Service
Stakeholders
Other stakeholders include:
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The Department of Health and Ageing
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The MSOAP Advisory Committee
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The specialists
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Rural and remote communities
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NSW Department of Health
From Humble Beginnings
In 2002 there were 7 specialist outreach
services.
In March 2007 there are 102.
By the end of 2006/07,this will have
increased by approximately 25%.
The result of a positive partnership.
MSOAP Progress
120
102
100
88
83
80
85
74
55
60
Number of
services
Number of
specialists
74
48
40
20
94
74
17
7
0
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
Fiscal Year
2005-06
2006-07
Budget
MSOAP’s annual budget for 2006/07 is
$2,652,610
Services
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There are currently 102 MSOAP private
specialist services in NSW
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They operate across 46 rural and remote
communities
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The services are:
Services March 2006
18 Psychiatry services in:
Coffs Harbour*
Cowra/ Blayney*
Grafton*
Griffith*
Kempsey*
Leeton*
Lithgow*
Muswellbrook*
Nyngan/Warren**
Singleton*
Tamworth (2)*
Taree*
Wagga
Forbes*
Purfleet*
*GP upskilling
**Established specialist
New Services to March 07- continued
12 Dermatology services in:
8 Neurology services in:
Armidale*
Bega/ Narooma**
Broken Hill (2)*
Coffs Harbour(2)
Cooma
Dubbo
Griffith
Port Macquarie
Taree
Armidale/ Inverell*
Bega
Coffs Harbour* (Parkinsons Disease)
Cooma
Dubbo
Port Macquarie*
Coffs Harbour
*GP upskilling
**Established specialist
New Services to March 2007- continued
12 Paediatric services in:
8 Endocrinology services in:
Bega*
Lithgow
Bombala*
Port Macquarie/ Kempsey
Broken Hill (Developmental)
Coffs Harbour
Corowa*
Armidale/Inverell*
Albury* (Endocrinology)
Griffith*
Wagga (Haematology)
Narooma
Wagga (Neurology)
Deniliquin
Wagga (Renal)
Wagga (Respiratory)
*GP upskilling
Gunnedah
**Established specialist
Taree
New Services to March 2007- continued
6 Rheumatology
services in
6 Cardiology
services in:
4 O&G services in:
Dubbo*
Moruya*
Orange**
Tamworth*
Wagga*
Pambula
Bega**
Broken Hill
Dubbo (2)
Walgett
Kempsey
Broken Hill*
Finlay*
Narrabri/Inverell*
Young
*GP upskilling
**Established specialist
New Services to March 2007 - continued
3 Ophthalmology
services in:
6 General Physician
services in:
2 Orthopedics
services in:
Bega
Hay
Moree**
Parkes*
Dareton*
Moree/Inverell/Armidale**
Kempsey
Leeton*
Young
*GP upskilling
**Established specialist
New Services to March 2007- continued
3 Neurosurgery
services in:
Gulgong
Tamworth
Port Macquarie
2 Anaesthetic
Upskilling in:
Kempsey*
1 Oncology
service in:
Finley
1 Palliative Care
service in Moruya*
2 Respiratory
Medicine services in:
Dubbo
Walgett
2 Surgery
services in:
Warialda
Bingara*
2 Vascular Surgery
services in:
Bega
Batemans Bay
1 Addictions Medicine
service in:
Bourke
1 ENT service in:
Crookwell**
*GP upskilling
**Established specialist
Current Activities
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Specialist survey
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Patient survey
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Annual review
Annual Review
Both surveys are part of an annual review which all
MSOAP fundholders are required to conduct.
For RDN this involves site visits to local fundholders,
budget and program reviews.
The results of the review are then incorporated into the
annual project plan, which requires endorsement by the
Advisory Committee followed by submission to DoHA.
Recent Initiatives
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Dermatology Registrars
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Outreach to Indigenous communities
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Upskilling programs
Questions/Discussion
MSOAP Contacts
Sharif Bagnulo
Project Manager – MSOAP
NSW Rural Doctors Network
02 83378100
[email protected]