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:
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. The sixth edition has achieved accreditation from the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua), demonstrating alignment with internationally recognised best practice in healthcare standards development
Mapping of the Standards for general practices – 6th edition to 5th edition
What practices need to know about the sixth edition
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Sixth edition Standards achieve ISQua accreditation
Introducing the sixth edition Standards for general practices: A contemporary framework for quality care
Induction, training and supporting performance
Continuous quality improvement
Defining and planning for the practice
Artificial Intelligence and the Standards
Engaging consumers
Environmental sustainability and climate resilience in general practice
Creating safe, high quality practice environments across diverse models of care