Policy Update Notice - Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support guide

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Whole document

• Content reorganised and updated for accuracy, with redundant text removed, headings revised and formatting aligned with other documents.

Introduction

• New section added for clarity the purpose of the guide.

Scope

• New section added for clarity on who the guide applies to.

BLS, ALS and CPR requirements

• New section added for clarity and accuracy.
• Summary table of RACGP’s life support requirements added.
• BLS requirement for all stages (except CPD) updated from HLTAID009 to HLTAID010 or HTLAID011.
• Specific course codes for ALS added for consistency.
• Information regarding the CPR course requirements for CPD added.

RG Fellowship training

• New section added with information on the additional BLS and ALS requirements for RG training.

Approved training providers and instructors

• Header updated to ‘Approved training providers and instructors’ for accuracy (previously ‘Approved courses, instructors and course centres’).
• Section updated for clarity and accuracy on ensuring BLS, ALS or CPR certification is accepted by the RACGP.
• Link to ARC accredited course centres added.
• ‘Registered Training Organisations’ linked to the National Training Register so users can enter the relevant course code and search for an RTO.
• Links to ANZCOR’s Education and Implementation Guidelines and the 2025 Standards for Registered Training Organisations that instructors must comply with added.

Medical conditions and disabilities

• New section added with information and support for users who may not be physically able to perform BLS or CPR.

Glossary

• Section updated for accuracy.

Related documents

• Section updated for accuracy.