About UsFrom its Bedford Park base, gpns spans an area of around 6,500km2 - the traditional lands of the Kaurna and Ngarrindjeri peoples. gpns supports more than 100 practices located across Adelaide’s inner and outer southern suburbs, the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. We are an independent, not for profit organisation, governed by a Board of Directors elected by our membership which includes general practitioners and practice nurses. As an independent, not for profit organisation, gpns is part of a national network of more than 100 local organisations (divisions) that work with general practice to deliver local health solutions. Divisions are involved in wide-ranging activities including health promotion, early intervention and prevention strategies, chronic disease management, medical education and workforce support. We are primary funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. gpns is passionate about the central role that general practice, working with others, plays in delivering intergrated, consumer-focused primary health care. We aim to be the provider of choice in supporting general practice to maintain that position and to advance our primary health care system. Our VisionHealthy communities, dynamic practice. Our MissionTo lead innovation and excellence in Primary Health Care by advancing success in General Practice and building an integrated, responsive and progressive primary health care sector. Key Focus Areas of gpnsThe General Practice Network South Inc. (gpns) strategic 2009-2012 and business plans comprehensively detail our commitment to our key stakeholders and our mutal values. Through monitoring, measuring and reporting on our key performance indicators we will continually improve service delivery in order to achieve our vision.
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