About Us
History
Hawkesbury Division of General Practice Ltd. (HDGP) was founded 1996 and grew out of the Hawkesbury Medical Practitioners Association. HDGP started in one room of Raymond Villa and grew over coming years to occupy whole building. HDGP served GPs and the community in Hawkesbury Local Government Area (LGA) and was one of the smallest Divisions of General Practice (DGP) in Australia (in terms of funding allocation). Despite several successful projects, Hawkesbury DGP faced an uncertain future following with the trend towards larger, more efficient DGPs.
Following the collapse of neighboring Western Sydney DGP, Hawkesbury DGP was invited to expand its existing boundaries to cover Baulkham Hills LGA & Northern Part of Blacktown LGA, forming the new Hawkesbury-Hills Division of General Practice.
Hawkesbury-Hills Division of General Practice commenced operations in February 2007 and re-located to new premises in Rouse Hill in the following month. The constitution of Hawkesbury DGP was revised to reflect the new size and structure of the Division. The new constitution was passed unanimously at an Extraordinary Company Meeting on 10th August 2006. The meeting also unanimously voted to change the company name to Hawkesbury-Hills Division of General Practice Ltd.
Company status
Hawkesbury-Hills Division of General Practice is a company limited by guarantee and an income tax exempt charity. The Division is recognised as a Health Promotion Charity by the Australian Taxation office and is an eligible Deductible Gift Recipient (Donations over $2 are tax deductible).
Company Membership
The company has two categories of Membership.
Primary Members - General Practitioners providing clinical care to patients in a practice at an address within the boundaries of Hawkesbury-Hills Division of General Practice are eligible to join as Primary Members. Only Primary Members may vote at company general meetings. In addition, GPs fulfilling advisory positions on HHDGP Program Reference Committees must be Primary Members of the Company.
Associate Members - Any person wishing to support the aims and objects of the Company may apply to the board for admission as an Associate Member. Associate Membership is open to non-GP staff working in GP practices within the Division and to GPs working in practices outside Division boundaries.
Governance
Hawkesbury-Hills Division of General Practice is governed by a board of Directors elected from company members. The board consists of up to six elected primary member directors and up to two non-primary (associate members) directors who are appointed by the rest of the board. Directors serve two year terms and may be re-elected.
The board uses a Tricker Model governance structure to ensure it fulfils all its duties in an effective and diligent manner. Under this model, the board examines performance and conformance functions both internally and externally, following an annual agenda to ensure all Director duties are carried out professionally and proficiently. All board members are required to undertake governance training, with several having completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors Company Directors Course Diploma.
Dr Mark Brunacci is the current board chair.
Funding
Hawkesbury-Hills Division of General Practice receives funding from a variety of sources: These include:
- Department of Health and Ageing
- NSW Health
- Other Non Government Organisations (National Prescribing Service, NSW Cancer Institute, Pharmacy Guild)
- Membership fees
- Event sponsorship
- Event fees
- Other Divisions of General Practice
- Research Institutes (Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment)
All projects are fully acquitted following stringent accountability standards against relevant funding contracts.
Hawkesbury-Hills Division of General Practice Employees
Directors
Dr Mark Brunacci
Chair
Chair
Dr Michael Burke
Dr Vincent Cistulli
Dr Renato Barros
Dr Thaddeus West
Mr Frank J Kellett
Staff
Frank Kellett
CEO
Bill Campos
Mental Health Team Leader
Manuel Manio
Finance Officer
Kellie Adamson
Personal Assistant
Jennifer Harold
Practice Support Officer
Carla Bosch
Project Officer - Chronic Disease Management
Rebecca Schultz
Indigenous Health Project Officer
Bronwyn Manton
Indigenous Outreach Worker
Karen Salt
Indigenous Outreach Worker
Vaani Sundaram
Psychologist
Stuart Seagrave
Mental Health Nurse
Louise Walsh
Mental Health Nurse
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Patrick Wright
Psychologist
Kerrie De waard
Administrator
Wendy Plunkett
Project Officer - Information Management
Julieann Galea
Practice Co-ordinator
HealthOne Rouse Hill
HealthOne Rouse Hill
GP After Hours Clinic
Suzanne Philpott
Practice Co-ordinator
HealthOne Rouse Hill
HealthOne Rouse Hill
GP After Hours Clinic
Patricia Adorini
After Hours GP Clinic Receptionist
Arky James
After Hours GP Clinic Receptionist
Joanne Prestwidge
After Hours GP Clinic Receptionist
Hawkesbury After Hours Participating GPs
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