RACGP Policy

Clinical and practice management policy

The clinical and practice management policies have been developed to assist general practitioners by providing information, background and RACGP recommendations regarding a number of key areas within the practice setting.

Clinical and practice management policies are categorised in the five domains of general practice:

Communication skills and the patient-doctor relationship  Communication skills and the doctor patient relationship
Applied professional knowledge and skills  Applied professional knowledge and skills
Population health and the context of general practice  Population health and the context of general practice
Professional and ethical role  Professional and ethical role
Organisational and legal dimensions  Organisational and legal dimensions.

Please note that there are a number of clinical guidelines that also relate to many clinical and practice management policies. For a full list of RACGP guidelines for clinical and practice management, please access Clinical resources.

Communication skills and the doctor patient relationship

Policies in this section relate to communication skills, patient centeredness, health promotion, and whole person care.

Policy statements

Chaperones in General Practice

Applied professional knowledge and skills

Policies in this section relate to physical examination and procedures, medical conditions, and decision making.

Policy statements

Breastfeeding

RANZCOG statement on pap smears

Prostate screening

Implanon: standards setting and risk management

Immunisation position paper

Mental health services

Role of GPs in HCV

Role of GPs in HIV infection

Population health and the context of general practice

Policies in this section relate to epidemiology, public health, prevention, family influence on health and resources.

Policy statements

Health and the environment

RACGP policy recommendations on preventive health checks for Australians aged over 45

Smoking

Men’s health

Overweight and obesity

Physical activity

Youth suicide

Professional and ethical role

Policies in this section relate to duty of care, standards, self appraisal, teacher role, research, self care and networks.

Policy statements

Acceptance of gifts from the Pharmaceutical Industry: Guidelines for General Practitioners

Ethical behaviour in general practice

Organisational and legal dimensions

Policies in this section relate to information technology, records, reporting, confidentiality, and practice management.

Policy statements

Information management

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