This grant aims to support research with potential to improve general practitioner wellbeing, workforce sustainability and retention, including through better understanding of how digital systems and workflow influence the day-to-day experience of general practice.

Focus areas:  Research of relevance to general practice that strengthens general practitioner wellbeing, workforce sustainability and retention, with consideration of how digital systems influence the day-to-day experience of general practice.

Projects may explore protective factors that support GP wellbeing and long-term workforce participation.

Examples may include, but are not limited to:

• Factors associated with GP satisfaction, wellbeing and retention in contemporary general practice
• The influence of digital systems on workload, stress and professional satisfaction
• Digital configurations or workflow approaches that may reduce stress or improve efficiency
• The relationship between continuity of care and professional satisfaction
• Differences in digital burden across practice settings, including rural and regional general practice
• The role of embedded learning or decision support within digital systems in improving efficiency without increasing workload

Grant amount:  One grant valued at $35,000 (ex GST).

Funding period:  12 months

To be eligible for this grant, the principal investigator must:

• Be a general practitioner or general practice registrar
• Demonstrate an active leadership role in the project, AND
• Demonstrate either sufficient experience in leading and conducting research to ensure successful completion, or that the research team includes appropriate supervision and support to do so.

We encourage applicants at all stages of their research career to apply, and invite more experienced researchers to consider including early career researchers within their teams to continue to build general practice research capacity.

• Email: foundation@racgp.org.au