25/09/24 | Announcements

Draft released for the Standards for General Practices (6th edition)

The RACGP has released the first draft of its sixth edition Standards for general practices for public consultation, marking the first step in testing the new Standards, which will update the fifth edition. The sixth edition Standards has been developed by the RACGP Expert Committee – Standards for General Practices (REC-SGP) using:

  • GP and practice feedback about the fifth edition of the Standards
  • the Quintuple Aim for healthcare improvement
  • national and international literature reviews
  • recommendations made by the Department of Health and Aged Care's accreditation reviews
  • the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards
  • the principles of the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) Guidelines and principles for the development of health and social care standards.

The sixth edition is newly structured with four standards that collectively address the essential elements of a safe and quality general practice:

  1. Foundations of general practice – captures core elements of setting up and running a practice
  2. Clinical governance – addresses systems and processes for the provision of the quality and safety of clinical care  
  3. Patient participation – aims to engage patients to meaningfully contribute to the quality and safety of their care
  4. Continuous quality improvement – encourages general practices to continuously evaluate, monitor and improve the quality of their services to enhance patient care and experiences

The complete draft (including explanatory materials) can be downloaded below, as can an abridged draft containing indicators only and an FAQ factsheet.

Please provide feedback before the 20th of October 2024, by emailing standards@racgp.org.au. Your feedback will be used to inform the next draft of the sixth edition which will be released for further consultation in 2025.

If you have any questions, please contact: standards@racgp.org.au

Downloads:

  1. Draft for consultation – Standards for general practices (6th edition) 
  2. Draft indicators only for consultation – Standards for general practices (6th edition) 
  3. FAQ – Standards for general practices (6th edition) 

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