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Supporting high-quality, safe general practice care

The RACGP has developed the Standards for general practices (6th edition) (the Standards) to support high-quality, safe general practice care across Australia. The Standards are grounded in the best available evidence on how practices can deliver safe, effective, and patient-centred healthcare. The development of this edition was guided by the quintuple aim of healthcare – improving patient experience, population health outcomes, cost-efficiency, provider wellbeing, and health equity – and all five elements are reflected throughout the Standards.

Accreditation against standards seeks to:

  • improve patient safety
  • promote patient-centredness, including support for patients and inclusion in decision-making
  • improve the quality of healthcare
  • foster continuous quality improvement
  • foster practice safety culture

The Standards support general practices to identify, develop and implement sound and contemporary systems and processes that also provide a framework for continuous quality improvement.

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Introducing the sixth edition Standards for general practices: A contemporary framework for quality care