About this committee
The RACGP Expert Committee – Quality Care (REC– QC) is responsible for advising on matters of clinical significance to the RACGP and general practice. The REC-QC strives to champion and facilitate high standard Australian general practice, and position general practice to make a substantial contribution to the emerging quality initiatives within the Australian health system.
The roles of the REC-QC are to:
- maintain high quality, evidence-based tools and resources to improve delivery of care in general practice, supporting preventive care,
- provide advice and direction on matters of clinical excellence,
- provide input into guidelines, position papers and RACGP responses to submissions related to clinical issues or delivery of quality care,
- ensure the Committee represents key portfolios in the areas of: preventive health; multimorbidity and chronic disease management; safety, quality, evaluation and monitoring; aged and palliative care; mental health, and
- assist in sourcing of GPs to represent the RACGP on external committees and projects.
Strategic directions
The RACGP has four strategic priorities. These are:
- Deliver exceptional membership experiences and value
- Advocate for quality, well-funded general practice to remain at the heart of effective Australian healthcare
- Develop and implement a nation‑leading education framework for general practice
- Strive for excellence in delivering world‑class services by reinforcing a strong, lean and effective RACGP that will always work for Australia’s GPs
Current members of the REC-QC
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Members
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Prof Mark Morgan – Chair
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A/Prof Paresh Dawda
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Dr Michael Tam
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Dr Ken McCroary
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Dr Gary Deed
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A/Prof Dan Ewald
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Dr Magdalena Simonis
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A/Prof Rowena Ivers
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Dr Marguerite Tracy
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Dr Mary Beth MacIsaac
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Dr Christine Walker
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