The annual registration renewal process for GP Antenatal Shared Care (ANSC) providers begins again in August and provides an efficient, structured method for ensuring ANSC providers intend to remain a provider and also meet program requirements, including educational activities hours.
The ANSC program enables women in our region who are expected to have a low-risk pregnancy to receive most of their pregnancy care with their GP.
Currently there are about 230 GPs listed as registered providers in South Western Sydney.
GPs wanting to maintain their registration as an ANSC provider must complete 3 hours of eligible educational activities and a short, online form by 31 October each year, to retain their registration.
Key points for the ANSC process include:
- ANSC registration renewal takes place annually, with 3 hours of ANSC educational activities to be completed between 1 November and 31 October of the following year
- GPs are emailed a unique link to an online registration renewal form each August, seeking confirmation by 31 October they want to remain an ANSC provider for the following year, and declaring they will have completed 3 hours of eligible educational activities in the set timeframe, and accepting the terms of being a ANSC provider. The form will take about five to 10 minutes to complete
SWSPHN and South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) developed the registration process to support ANSC providers deliver optimum care to patients by ensuring consistent professional development and enabling GPs to more easily track their educational activities hours over one, rather than three years.
SWSPHN manages the administration and audit of ANSC registration and educational activities hours.
How do GPs access eligible educational activities?
The 3 ANSC educational activities hours can be recorded across different types of activities.
For example, they can be recorded as a combination of educational activities and involvement on an ANSC relevant committee.
The current list of 2026 CPD events can be found on the SWSPHN website: CPD Events | South Western Sydney PHN.
Other eligible events can also be found on HealthChat.
Eligible educational activities:
Eligible ANSC educational activities are pregnancy-specific activities.
These include educational activities on various antenatal topics delivered both face-to-face and online throughout the year by SWSPHN’s CPD team. It can also include external CPD and other non-RACGP approved educational activities.
SWSPHN keeps a clear record of any educational activities completed through the events it hosts.
GPs are encouraged to provide evidence of any eligible educational activities completed externally since 1 November 2025 by emailing this evidence to ANSC@swsphn.com.au for inclusion in our records (if not previously provided).
Sufficient evidence includes the attendees name, hours claimed and, if providing a completion certificate or RACGP transcript, clearly marking which activities are being claimed.
If you are undertaking an activity which does not provide a completion certificate, keep records such as minutes or reflections about what you’ve learnt, and include the number of ANSC educational activity hours being claimed.
To ensure the relevance of any external educational activities, please consult the list of eligible ANSC topics.
If GPs have any questions, or need to update their contact details to receive their registration form, they should contact the ANSC team at ANSC@swsphn.com.au