Table 4 VIP town and general practice characteristics

Town

- Rurality^a

Medium rural town

Very remote community

- MMM3-7^a

MMM4

MMM7

- Population - town (n)

6,848

19,226

- Population - surrounding region (n)

12,688

22,613

- Primary care available in the town

3 general practices,

hospital with ED

5 general practices,

hospital with ED^b

Practice demographics

- Active patient population^c

- n (%) female

- % Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander

- GP number

- Other practice staff

5564

3106 (55.8)

227 (4.1)

5

Practice manager, reception staff, practice nurse

1715

771 (44.96)

106 (6.2)

1

Practice manager, reception staff, practice nurse

Program start date

October 2021

November 2022