Accreditation provides assurances to the community that a general practice meets expected standards for safety and quality. It is a formal program in which trained independent reviewers assess a general practice’s evidence of implementation of the RACGP Standards for general practices and the RACGP Standards for point-of-care testing.
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Embedding a person-centred approach throughout a healthcare organisation requires the involvement of all staff across various aspects of the patient journey.
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The Network brings together people from Australia and beyond with a shared interest in strengthening the delivery of person-centred care, through peer support and shared learning.
The Commission leads and coordinates national initiatives to reduce harm associated with transitions of care. This work addresses the risks for patients moving between healthcare providers including primary, community, acute, subacute, and aged and disability care. Information developed by the Commission helps health service organisations and clinicians identify and implement strategies for improvement.
The Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard has been endorsed and supported by a range of key professional and consumer health organisations.
The Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard describes the health care that should be provided to women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, from before pregnancy to after a stillbirth occurs. It also addresses bereavement care for parents who have experienced any perinatal loss. Find out more about what the standard means, and the other resources available.
Information for healthcare services to guide practice and monitor improvement using the clinical care standard, and resources to support implementation.
Guidance for clinicians on the ten quality statements from the Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard, as well as helpful resources.
The Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard contains ten quality statements describing the care that should be provided to women who are pregnant or planning pregnancy, from preconception to after a stillbirth occurs. It also addresses bereavement care for parents who have experienced any form of perinatal loss.
Indicators have been developed to support monitoring of the care recommended in the Stillbirth Clinical Care Standard. Clinicians and healthcare services can use the indicators to support local quality improvement activities.
This page includes resources for implementation of the Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards and National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards (Primary and Community Healthcare Standards).
The National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) is responsible for developing and maintaining the accreditation standards for pathology laboratories in Australia.
Supporting improvements in health care for older people
The Commission supports the safety and quality of health care for older people. This page contains resources that support the delivery of high-quality care of older people across all care settings.
The Commission has developed culturally appropriate resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to raise awareness of sepsis.