Practice Nursing Statistics in NSW
The information below provides a snapshot of practice and practice nurse numbers as of October 2008. The data has been provided by Divisions of General Practice.
Practice Nurse Numbers
|
Total number of General Practice Nurses in NSW |
2274 |
|
Number of Registered Nurses (RN) in General Practice |
2050 |
|
Number of RNs who are Accredited Nurse Immunisers |
618 (26.8%) |
|
Number of RNs who have completed the Well Women’s Screening Course to provide cervical screening |
294 |
|
Number of Enrolled Nurses (EN) in General Practice |
224 |
|
Number of Endorsed Enrolled Nurses (EEN) |
60 |
|
Number of practices with Practice Nurses |
1097 (38.9%) |
Practice Demographics
|
Number of General Practices in NSW |
2825 |
|
Number of solo practices |
1300 (46%) |
|
Number of PIP practices |
1512 (53.5%) (May 08 data) |
|
Number of practices qualifying for the PIP PN incentive |
972 (May 08 data) |
|
Number of practices participating in PIP PN incentive |
69% |
|
Urban practices (RRMA 1 – 2) |
58% |
|
Rural practices (RRMA 3 – 7) |
80% |
Visit the following websites for further statistics
- Fast facts about Primary Health Care, including PN, GP and practice numbers: http://www.phcris.org.au/fastfacts/index.php
- Division profiles: http://www.phcris.org.au/divisions/profiles/index.php
- Medicare Practice Incentive Program/ MBS Item number statistics: https://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/statistics/div_gen_prac.shtml
- General Practitioner workforce statistics: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/General+Practice+Statistics-1