Supporting your wellbeing

Hi all, 

It's essential to prioritise your own health and wellbeing as a GP. 

The RACGP Wellbeing Hub is your one-stop space for trusted resources to support GPs in training through every stage of their journey. 

Find practical tools, tips and support for: 

• managing stress and exam pressure 
• navigating placements and patient complaints 
• financial and legal concerns 
• career uncertainty and more 

The Hub includes a wellbeing self-assessment tool, along with tailored resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander registrars and Australian Defence Force registrars. 

The GPiT Wellbeing Committee has also published its 2025 Annual Report. If you’re interested in the Committee’s work, you can read about it here. 

Explore the Wellbeing Hub today and take the first step towards thriving personally and professionally. 

Kind regards, 
Julie McClellan 
National Lead Medical Educator – Registrar Wellbeing  

Piloting a new End of Semester Survey

This semester’s AGPT End of Semester Survey combines multiple surveys into one to help reduce survey fatigue for you.

The survey asks about your current training term, wellbeing, workplace-based assessments, and the placement process, and takes just 5–10 minutes to complete.

Keep an eye on your inbox for your unique link. You can complete the survey anytime between 3–19 December. Your feedback drives real change – past insights have helped streamline placement systems and improve AGPT program delivery.

If you have any questions, please contact evaluation@racgp.org.au.

MPN paperwork reminder

A reminder that the deadline for Medicare provider number (MPN) paperwork was Friday, 28 November. If you haven't yet completed your paperwork, please do so as a priority. You will still receive your MPN for 2026.1; however, it may not arrive before the semester begins. Please note that you cannot commence work in practice until your MPN has been issued.  

For more information, visit the MPN webpage. 

If you still haven’t secured a placement, please reach out to your training coordinator for support. Your local team can work with you to explore available options. 

New incentive payments available from 2026.1

The Australian Government has introduced three incentive payments for AGPT registrars available from 2026.1. These initiatives have successfully addressed some barriers to GP training, contributing to an oversubscribed 2026 intake. This has not happened for some years and is a positive outcome.  

From 2026.1, you may be eligible for the following incentive payments:   

Study leave incentive: Access to a financial incentive for up to five days (FTE) per annum for exam preparation and professional development, based on NTCER base rates + 12% super + 10% loading. Study leave must be negotiated in advance with your employer. Please refer to the NTCER on the GPRA website. 

Parental leave incentive: Primary carers receive an incentive for up to 20 weeks (FTE); secondary carers receive up to two weeks, with payment made directly to registrars by Services Australia.  

Salary incentive: Receive $5000 (FTE) monthly for your first six-month core training semester, paid in arrears. 

All payments are pro rata for part-time registrars. Registrars apply via the TMS and manage their own superannuation transfers and tax obligations. 

We'll keep you informed as more details are provided by the Department of Health and Aged Care. 

Evidence in practice

Educational value of external clinical teaching visits

Recently published research led by Dr Alison Fielding from the RACGP GP training research team explored the perceived educational value of external clinical teaching visits (ECTVs), delivered both face-to-face and remotely. The study analysed questionnaire responses from 801 registrars and 742 visitors following individual ECTVs undertaken in 2020. 

Registrars and visitors rated all types of ECTVs as highly educationally useful. There were no significant differences in perceived educational utility between face-to-face and remote (video/phone) ECTVs. The quality of feedback provided during the visit appears to be the most important contributor to registrar learning. 

Key implications for GP training: 

• The study reinforces ECTVs as a valuable workplace-based assessment within general practice training. 
• ​A hybrid ECTV program, incorporating a mix of modalities and formats across training, may offer both educational and practical benefits. 
• Strategies to optimise registrar learning from ECTVs may include: 
  • supporting visitors to provide feedback that is focused, specific, and easy to translate into action, and 
  • building registrars’ feedback literacy so they can better understand, interpret and use feedback effectively 

End-of-year RACGP shutdown period

RACGP offices will close at the end of Tuesday, 23 December 2025 and will reopen on Friday, 2 January 2026. For urgent assistance during this period, please contact our National Contact Centre on 1800 472 247. Essential staff will be available on 29, 30 and 31 December. 

Please note that supervision should continue as usual for registrars over the holiday period where required; if you have questions about your supervision arrangements, please contact your training coordinator.  

Contact us

For any queries about the information enclosed, please contact your local training team.