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The Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Advisory Committee (MRAC) is reviewing MBS time-tiered items for primary care. The review is considering issues such as item consistency, opportunities to streamline, and whether the current time tiers appropriately support contemporary clinical practice.

The RACGP is developing a considered and evidence-based submission and would value RACGP member feedback to inform this work.

The RACGP is seeking member input as we develop our national position on multidisciplinary teams in general practice

We’re committed to member-led advocacy. So we want make sure the 2026-29 RACGP Advocacy Plan is built by and for members

The Paramedicine Board of Australia (ParaBA) is conducting a public consultation as part of its proposal to regulate advanced practice paramedics

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is calling for member nominations to the following RACGP Funding and Health System Reform Working Groups

The Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Advisory Committee (MRAC) is reviewing MBS time-tiered items for primary care

The sixth edition Standards has been developed by the RACGP Expert Committee – Standards for General Practices (REC-SGP)

An independent review of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS) has started. The review will look for complex or unnecessary processes within the NRAS

The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) has opened the first of three rounds of public consultation for the accreditation standards for pharmacist prescriber education programs.

The Australian Government announced the Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce (Scope of Practice Review) in the 2023-24 Federal Budget as part of its response to the Strengthening Medicare Reform Taskforce.

The Australian Government announced the Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce (Scope of Practice Review) in the 2023-24 Federal Budget as part of its response to the Strengthening Medicare Reform Taskforce.

The Australian Government announced the Unleashing the Potential of our Health Workforce (Scope of Practice Review) in the 2023-24 Federal Budget as part of its response to the Strengthening Medicare Reform Taskforce.

The Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) has opened the first of three rounds of public consultation for the accreditation standards for pharmacist prescriber education programs.

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is updating its definition of a general practice for the purpose of accreditation

The RACGP’s Practice Technology and Management team is currently preparing a submission to the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care (the Department) regarding general practice data and electronic clinical decision support (eCDS) systems.

In December 2020, Ahpra published a Framework for identifying and dealing with vexatious notifications (the Framework). Information about vexatious notifications and the Framework are available on the Ahpra website.

The RACGP is seeking further member and stakeholder feedback on the Standards for GPRAC

The RACGP is seeking further member comment and feedback on the National Data Security Action Plan for the upcoming submission.

RACGP Specific Interests Military Medicine and Veteran’s Health is preparing the RACGP submission to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide and invites contributions from GPs working with members of the ADF and/or veterans.

RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (the faculty) is undertaking a review of our position statements

We’re seeking your feedback on the draft RACGP Standards for health services in Australian prisons (2nd edition) (Prison Standards).

We’re seeking feedback from RACGP members on telehealth services in general practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth was first introduced in March 2020 and a number of changes have been made to Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items in response to the evolving pandemic situation.

The RACGP acknowledges that there are some circumstances in which it may be appropriate for a GP to deliver services to an unknown patient via telehealth

The RACGP is seeking feedback from GPs at all stages of their careers on educational resources to help you bill Medicare correctly and meet your compliance obligations

We’re seeking feedback on the RACGP’s Infection prevention and control standards

The Steering Group has recently released a discussion paper outlining its draft recommendations to guide the development of the Primary Health Care 10 Year Plan

The RACGP is seeking member and stakeholder feedback on its definition of a general practice for the purpose of accreditation

The Prisons Standards have been developed to support health professionals and their employer organisations in their endeavours to provide high quality care to people in Australian prisons

A Senate Select Committee is reviewing the Australian Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The National Boards of Australia and AHPRA have released a public consultation paper on the revised guidelines for mandatory notifications

The RACGP has released the draft of the RACGP Standards for general practice residential aged care

The MBS Review Taskforce has released several reports containing recommendations for stakeholder consultation

The RACGP is developing a response to the NHIS draft Framework

The bushfires of the 2019-20 Australian summer were unprecedented, causing widespread devastation to communities around Australia

The faculty welcomes your input on the updated position statements

The IDC Standards have been developed to support health professionals, their employer organisations

The ANAO is conducting an audit to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Health's approach to health provider compliance

The Australian Digital Health Agency have invited contributions to the conversation on the future national digital health infrastructure

The RACGP is developing a response to the Office of the National Data Commissioner's public consultation on their Discussion paper and Privacy impact assessment

The Closing the Gap Strategy has entered a new phase

The focus of the review is on simplifying the NDIS process and improving participant and provider experiences with the NDIS

The Department of Health is conducting a 6 month review of changes to MBS items for respiratory function tests

The RACGP has launched the first GP wellbeing survey, designed to gain insight and opinions on GP wellbeing in Australian general practice

The MBS Review Taskforce has released several reports containing recommendations for stakeholder consultation

The ADHA is facilitating a national conversation to develop a blueprint for a more modern, digitally connected health system

The Commonwealth Department of Health is seeking submissions to understand how the PIP IHI works on the ground for clinics, clinicians and consumers

The AIHW received funding in the May 2018 Federal Budget to develop an enduring National Primary Health Care Data Asset

The Pharmacy Board of Australia has released a discussion paper on pharmacist prescribing

The Vision is a framework for excellence in healthcare and provides the solution to address a range of issues and pressures currently facing the Australian healthcare system

The RACGP have been invited to consult on the development of a National Medical Framework

July 2015 saw the establishment of 31 Primary Health Networks (PHN), with the primary objectives of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of medical services

The Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Taskforce (the Taskforce) will continue to consult with the general practice profession in 2017 regarding feedback on and changes to the MBS

The RACGP wants to hear from members whose practice has been involved with the HCH trial, whether currently participating in the trial, or having had applied in 2016-17

The Taskforce has released its report from the General Practice and Primary Care Clinical Committee for the consultation

The Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) currently contains more than 5700 items, is over 1200 pages long and outlines all Medicare item numbers for GPs

The draft of the RACGP Standards for after-hours and medical deputising services (the Standards) has been released for further consultation

The Australian Government is proposing reforms to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law

The draft RACGP Standards for point of care testing (Standards for point of care testing) have been released for consultation

The objective of this ANAO audit is to assess the effectiveness of the arrangements for monitoring, evaluating and reporting progress towards Closing the Gap

Originally launched in 2012 as the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR), My Health Record is Australia’s national eHealth record system

RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health is seeking your input to help develop the next phase of the Closing the Gap agenda

In November 2017 the Government announced the establishment of an Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforce

The objective of this ANAO audit is to assess the effectiveness of the arrangements for monitoring, evaluating and reporting progress towards Closing the Gap

RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health is seeking your input to help develop the next phase of the Closing the Gap agenda

The RACGP is releasing the consultation draft of the Guidelines for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis (2nd edition)

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) is consulting with stakeholders on proposed changes to the HPV vaccination recommendations

The Joint Select Committee has been established to inquire into and report on matters relating to constitutional change

The draft RACGP Standards for after-hours services (Standards for after-hours services) have been released for consultation

The RACGP is proud to release the consultation draft of Putting prevention into practice

The Department of Health have launched a public consultation process to develop a framework and draft implementation plan for the secondary use of data in the My Health Record

The Department of Health is undertaking a First Principles Review of all of the Commonwealth funded schemes under the Indemnity Insurance Fund

We welcome member feedback in relation to these recommendations, to help inform the RACGP’s response to the Taskforce

RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health submitted its response to the Department of Health’s Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) Salary Support Program

The MBS Review Taskforce released six reports for public consultation – recommendations in the reports may affect you, your practice and your patients

The Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) currently contains more than 5700 items, is 903 pages long and outlines all Medicare item numbers

In 2016, a Senate inquiry was conducted into the medical complaints process in Australia

The RACGP is seeking your feedback on the discussion paper Your health. Your say. Shaping the future of health and care together to inform our response to the consultation

The RACGP sought feedback on what challenges you face in increased use of two-way secure electronic communication

The RACGP is seeking your feedback on a number of key questions raised in the consultation paper

The RACGP is currently developing the 5th edition of the Standards for general practices (the Standards), to be released in October 2017

As highlighted in September’s Good Practice, GPs and their practices are looking at their financial bottom line to determine how they can remain viable in response to the Medicare freeze

To ensure the Green book is useful and relevant to the profession, we invited members to provide feedback and suggestions on the 2nd edition available from the RACGP website

The 4th edition of the RACGP Standards for general practices (the Standards) was released in October 2010

The RACGP is exploring a number of matters in relation to patient referrals to other medical specialists

In order to inform the RACGP’s Submission to the MBS Review Taskforce we called on member feedback on the recommendations made within each

The extension of the MBS freeze will have significant implications on the affordability of vital health services and the overall sustainability of general practice

The RACGP is preparing a submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee, who are conducting an inquiry into medical complaints processing in Australia

The Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) are considering an application for a new MBS item using Transient Elastography

The RACGP has now concluded its Second Consultation Phase for the 5th edition Standards

The impacts of after-hours services on the provision of quality primary healthcare after-hours services in Australia

The RACGP is seeking feedback on Cancer Council Australia’s Draft clinical management guidelines for the prevention of cervical cancer 

The RACGP is preparing a submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee , who are conducting an inquiry into the future of Australia’s aged care sector workforce

The RACGP provided comment on the first round of recommendations from MBS Review Taskforce Clinical Committees