Other revenue streams

Alternative funding sources exists for general practice and general practitioners (GPs) at both the federal and state/territory level.

Information about how to access these funding opportunities is provided on the RACGP's Alternative funding sources for general practice webpage. 

(PIP) and (WIP) are Australian Government initiatives managed by Services Australia. 

The PIP has seven incentives, include payments to practices and payments to individual health professionals. These incentives include:

• After Hours Incentive
• eHealth Incentive
• Indigenous Health Incentive
• Procedural General Practitioner Payment
• Quality Improvement Incentive
• Rural Loading Incentive
• Teaching Payment

• Practice Stream
• Doctor Stream
• Rural Advanced Skills Stream.

See the for further information and eligibility criteria. 

Access to additional funding is available for general practice. This includes access to grants and commissioning opportunities through your state and territory government, the Federal Department of Health and Aged Care, as well as your primary health network.

Access the RACGP's Grants and commissioning page for further information. 

 Primary Health Networks and local groups
There are several groups that can provide additional funding opportunities that are based on the local community’s health needs. These include your local:

• Primary Health Network (PHN). PHNs receive government funding to commission medical services, and general practices are sometimes able to apply for specific grants from their PHN
• council
• hospital.

Consider nominating an appropriate member of staff (such as your practice manager) to regularly check for opportunities for grants and funding.

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Many GPs provide consultancy services outside of the general practice, which can be a good source of additional income. Examples of this type of work include:

• training and lecturing
• membership of committees, boards and councils
• delivering at conferences and workshops
• advising practice owners and managers on effective strategies to manage practices.