General practice is a medical speciality and a unique discipline of largely relationship-based specialist medical care providing person-centred, continuing, comprehensive and coordinated whole person healthcare to individuals and families in their community (1).

General practitioners play a central in the delivery of healthcare. GPs are trained to treat a range of medical conditions focusing on the whole person. GPs also focus on preventative health and are best placed to provide advice on a variety of ways to remain healthy (1).

GPs are generally the first point of contact and coordinate care of patients and referral of patients to other specialists. Their scope of practice includes prevention, health promotion, early intervention for those at risk, and the management of acute, chronic, and complex conditions within the practice population whether in the home, practice, health service, outreach clinic, hospital, or community (2).

Statutory Registration of GPs is mandatory in order for practitioners to practise in Australia (3).