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This qualitative research project explores the attitudes and experiences influencing General Practitioner (GP) involvement in psychostimulant prescribing for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) within primary care. Recent changes in New South Wales have expanded the role of GPs in ADHD management, including continuation prescribing and the upcoming endorsed prescriber pathway, aimed at improving access to timely diagnosis and treatment. While these changes present opportunities to reduce reliance on specialist services, they also introduce new clinical responsibilities and challenges for GPs.
The study will involve semi-structured interviews with GPs practicing within the Healthy North Coast (North Coast PHN) footprint, including both those who currently prescribe psychostimulants and those who do not. It seeks to explore key factors influencing GP involvement in prescribing, including current perspectives and experiences about ADHD management, confidence in diagnosis and prescribing, perceived barriers and enablers, and the impact of training, guidelines, and health system supports on their everyday practice. Findings from this research may be used to inform the development of future education programs, clinician supports and models of care, to help ensure that ADHD management in primary care is safe and responsive to the needs of both clinicians and patients.
Bryce Lacey - (4th Year Medical Student)
Academic Supervisor - Associate Professor Rachel Rossiter (School of Rural Medicine),
Clinical Supervisor - Dr. Sarah Mollard (Mid and North Coast Health Pathways Clinical Editor Lead and Medical Educator, Healthy North Coast),
his project aims to investigate the attitudes and experiences influencing General Practitioner involvement in psychostimulant prescribing in primary care settings. Through this we hope to gain a deeper understanding of the factors that influence GPs decisions to prescribe psychostimulatns and develop insight into future directions for new methods of having GPs involved in diagnosis and management of ADHD in clinical practice
General Practitioners and rural Generalists who are currently practicing within the Healthy North footprint
Participants will be required to read a participant information statement and sign a consent form. Upon completion of this they will be required to undertake a semi-structured interview.
For more information and to continue with your interest in participating in this project, please download and read the participant information sheet. This will provide a link at the end for you to register your interest.
The information provided will remain confidential and consent can be withdrawn at anytime. Please note we will not require any information that identifies your workplace.