What exactly does the retainer payment model involve if provision of clinical management is not allowed to be directly funded under the Panels Initiative?
To improve resident access to after-hours and emergency care, a retainer payment could be offered to GPs who agree to be included on a register identifying them as willing to provide after-hours services or emergency care. In this situation, no payments would be made from Panels funds for service provision. Rather the payment is made for the notification of willingness to provide, and agreement to respond to requests for, services in aged care facilities. The retainer model is not restricted to GPs but could be used in a similar manner for any allied health providers that have been identified by Panel activities.
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