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

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

Information on how to submit your questions and feedback to the Commission for the NGPA Scheme.

Summary of assessment outcomes and lessons learnt from the assessment of general practices to the RACGP Standards for general practices (5th edition) and the RACGP Standards for point-of-care testing (5th edition).

Information for general practices and accrediting agencies regarding accreditation assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Information for general practices and accrediting agencies on applying for approvals.

General practices wishing to become accredited to the RACGP Standards for general practices and/or RACGP Standards for point-of-care testing, will need to engage an approved accrediting agency to conduct their practice’s accreditation assessment.

Resources and advisories have been developed to assist general practices and accrediting agencies adhere to the requirements of the NGPA Scheme.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Information for organisations seeking approval as an accrediting agency under the National General Practice Accreditation (NGPA) Scheme.

The Commission administers the NGPA Scheme, which supports the consistent assessment of Australian general practices against the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Standards for general practices and the RACGP Standards for point-of-care testing.