Preparing for the 6th edition: Practical support starts now!

Download our QPA 2027 6th Edition Education Program Flyer here The RACGP has published its Standards for general practices (6th edition) marking the beginning of an important transition for general practice accreditation. The Standards and other associated resources...

Should General Practices Pay for Accreditation?

QPA Discussion Paper – Download here QPA Letter of support for pricing model Complete the petition to show your support   Executive Summary General practice accreditation was one of a number of strategic policy initiatives from the 1990’s that were aimed to...

Defining General Practice – Really?

My background is in rural generalist practice in a small rural community and hospital. Obstetrics, anaesthetics, private general practice and over 38 years of getting out of bed 3 or 4 times a week and every weekend treating community acute care or highway...

General Practice Accreditation – Fix it or Scrap it?

You can call this a mea culpa, if you like. General Practice Accreditation is one of several initiatives developed since the early 1990s that aimed to enhance the quality of care provided to Australians by general practitioners, and to equip the general practice...

Yet another vaccine mishap and accreditation failure

Closely following on from previous embarrassing reports of a practice being publicly outed in major press outlets for challenges with vaccine storage and cold chain, comes another breakdown with vaccination procedures, in this case with the incorrect vaccine being...