What is being done to ensure on-site assessments are conducted safely?
Before entering a general practice, assessors must have:
General practices or accrediting agencies on behalf of a general practice may submit a request using the links below.
As at 1 January 2023 the following organisations are approved to assess general practices to the RACGP Standards for general practices (5th edition) and the RACGP Standards for point-of-care testing (5th edition).
Advisories
Overview
Assessments under the NGPA Scheme are conducted by an accrediting agency approved by the Commission. Once a general practice has entered a contractual arrangement with an accrediting agency of their choice, the assessment process will involve:
Explore the information and tools available to promote and support person-centred care.
Leadership
Governing bodies, managers and clinical leaders all have a role to play in developing and supporting person-centred care within their healthcare organisations.
To succeed, a person-centred approach should also address the staff experience, because the staff's ability and inclination to care effectively for patients is compromised if they do not feel cared for themselves.
To evaluate person-centred care, it is important to assess performance from both an organisation and patient viewpoint.
2022
Publication, report or update
This report provides the findings and lessons learned from the pilot study for a national retrospective medical record review examining clinical records of patients with sepsis and suspected sepsis in Australia.
Australia has a strong commitment to a healthcare system that is based on partnerships with consumers.