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Content last updated 10/08/2022

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) provides the Standards for General Practice. General practices can obtain accreditation from an independent accreditation agency. The RACGP Standards are used by these agencies to provide the practice with accreditation.

If you would like to gain accreditation for your practice the first step is to choose an accreditation agency. We have included the details of these agencies below. The agency you choose will be able to support and talk you through the process. The process normally takes 12-18 months. Accreditation is a requirement to be eligible for the Australian Government Practice Incentives Program (PIP).

Benefits of Being Accredited

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Achieving independent accreditation against the Standards shows patients that a general practice is serious about providing high quality, safe and effective care to standards of excellence determined by the general practice profession.
Increased practice efficiency, reduced risk and the assurance that your practice is up-to-date with current trends and best practices.
Access to the Commonwealth’s Practice Incentives Program (PIP) and 20 RACGP category 2 CPD points.
Structured approach to development and/or upgrade of practice policies and procedures.
Supports adoption of best practice guidelines on clinical and practice management, including reducing clinical risk.
Improves staff morale through increased management efficiencies.
Improves patient services in terms of communication, patient management, preventative health and medical records.
Improves safety for workers, patients and visitors.

Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) may be able to assist by providing support on meeting the RACGP standards. You can also join our mailing lists to get up to date information and talk to other practitioners about the accreditation process.

For further information contact our Practice Support Team on practicesupport@gcphn.com.au or phone 07 5612 5408

Accreditation Agencies

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The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, in collaboration with the RACGP, developed the National General Practice Accreditation Scheme, which commenced on 1 January 2017. The Scheme aims to:

provide greater choice for practices seeking accreditation
improve support programs for implementation of accreditation
provide practices with access to national data on accreditation performance and enable benchmarking.
Under the Scheme, general practices seeking accreditation must be assessed by an approved accreditation agency.

From 1 July 2017, practices undergoing accreditation need to ensure they use one of the approved accreditation agencies. Further information on the Scheme is available here.