Townsville-Mackay Medicare Local is an independent, not-for-profit organisation with its own board made up of community and health professionals with business and management expertise. We have more than 200 staff made up of GPs, clinical staff, primary health care professionals and program managers. We work in areas such as health system integration, mental health service delivery within the primary health care sector, Closing the Gap initiatives, after hours general practice services, quality improvement programs within general practices, and provide administrative support. We also specialise in delivery of CPD that focuses on multidisciplinary approaches to service delivery. All programs are designed and delivered by health professionals. Townsville–Mackay Medicare Local has responsibility for an area that covers Townsville and surrounds, west to Richmond, north to Cardwell and south past Mackay / Sarina to the Central Queensland communities of Dysart and Clermont.