General Practice Program Update

Joanne HurstGeneral Practice, Scheme / Program Update

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) have a number of resources to complement the RACGP Standards for General Practices and support practices with accreditation.

They have recently released information on:
• Standards for general practices (5th edition) web update
• PoCT for general practices
• Infection Prevention & Control Guidelines
• Collecting and recording information about patient sex and gender
• Variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation 
• Telehealth
• infection prevention and control
• the use of chaperones and observers in general practice

Click here for more information.

Infection Prevention & Control Guidelines Webinar
The RACGP will host a webinar on the IPC Guidelines on Tuesday, 14th March 2023, from 7.00 –8.30 pm AEDT, to be facilitated by members of the RACGP Technical Working Group – Infection prevention and control. To register to the webinar click here.

For more information:
If you would like more information on general practice accreditation or to discuss your upcoming accreditation, please contact Melissa Williams, Program Manager – GP Accreditation via email gpaccreditation@global-mark.com.au