RACGP Standards for general practices
History of the development of the RACGP Standards
The RACGP Standards for general practices and the associated accreditation process were developed in the 1990s with the long-term aim of engaging general practices in an ongoing process of quality improvement.
Since the early 1990s the RACGP has written four editions of the RACGP Standards for general practices; one RACGP Standards for Medical Deputising Services - an Appendix to the 1996 Entry Standards for General Practices and the RACGP Standards for health services in Australian immigration detention centres.
The links below will take you to information about the past editions of the RACGP Standards for general practices.
RACGP Entry Standards for General Practices (1996)
The RACGP Standards for general practices and the associated accreditation process were developed in the 1990s with the long-term aim of engaging general practices in an ongoing process of quality improvement. In 1992, the RACGP established the Standards Reference Group with a grant from the Australian Government. The RACGP Entry Standards for General Practices (Entry Standards) were then developed to provide entry level standards for general practices to meet through a formal accreditation process
RACGP Standards for Medical Deputising Services an Appendix to the 1996 Entry Standards for General Practices (1998)
The RACGP received feedback from our profession that the RACGP Standards should offer accreditation to Medical Deputising Services. As a result the RACGPs Practice Standards Committee with assistance from the National Association of Medical Deputising Services developed the Standards for Medical Deputising Services an Appendix to the 1996 Entry Standards for General Practices (1998).
RACGP Standards for General Practices (2nd Edition) (2000)
The review of the RACGP’s Entry Standards for General Practices was conducted by the RACGP’s National Practice Standards Committee. Using further research and feedback from consultation with the profession, the Entry Standards were revised in 1999. The RACGP Standards for general practices (2nd edition) were released in August 2000.
RACGP Standards for general practices 3rd edition
The RACGP National Expert Committee on Standards for General Practices (NECSGP) commenced a review of the RACGP Standards for General Practices (2nd edition) in mid 2003.
After a comprehensive consultation process and testing in the field, the third edition was released in 2005. A revised version of the third edition including supplementary materials for after hours care services was released in July 2007.
RACGP Standards for general practices 4th edition
The RACGP National Expert Committee on Standards for General Practices (NECSGP) commenced a review of the RACGP Standards for general practices (3rd edition) in October 2009.
After a comprehensive consultation process and testing in the field, the 4th edition was released in October 2010.
You can access detailed information about the development of the 4th edition Standards including details of the NECSGP and submissions received by the RACGP during the 2 consultation phases.