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Advisories and resources for the NGPA Scheme

Resources and advisories have been developed to assist general practices and accrediting agencies adhere to the requirements of the National General Practice Accreditation (NGPA) Scheme.

Advisories

An Advisory is formal communication issued by the Commission to accrediting agencies and general practices. Advisories provide guidance and direction on assessments under the NGPA Scheme. Advisories will usually be issued when the Commission identifies that additional support is required to assist with the consistent implementation or assessment of a specific action or topic. An advisory may also be issued where the implementation of an action requires a stepwise process with long implementation timeframes.

24 October 2023 | NGPA Scheme

To clarify for approved accrediting agencies and general practices the responsibilities and processes to be adhered to when a general practice transfers between accrediting agencies during its current accreditation cycle.

24 October 2023 | NGPA Scheme

To clarify the requirements for general practices to be accredited to the RACGP Standards for point-of-care testing (5th edition) outlined by the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) and the RACGP.

4 October 2023 | NGPA Scheme

This advisory sets out the standardised repeat assessment processes for accrediting agencies and general practices under the National General Practice Accreditation (NGPA) Scheme.

5 September 2023 | NGPA Scheme

To describe the requirements for accrediting agencies to notify the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) of significant and ongoing risks of patient harm identified during the assessment of general practices.

22 August 2023 | NGPA Scheme

To clarify the requirements for accrediting agencies and general practices to request for extensions and appeals under the National General Practice Accreditation (NGPA) Scheme.

14 March 2023 | NGPA Scheme

To clarify requirements for general practices following the update to the RACGP Standards for general practices (5th edition).

22 August 2018 | NGPA Scheme

To standardise requirements for assessment of general practices that physically relocate premises during an accreditation cycle.

Rescinded advisory

  • Advisory GP22/01: Implementing the updated Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Standards for general practices (5th edition)
  • Advisory GP18/01: Extensions to accreditation

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