14 October RACGP Public Consultation: Draft Standards for general practice residential aged care October 14, 2019 By Aged Care, Research 0 The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has released the draft of the RACGP Standards for general practice residential aged care (1st edition) (Standards for GPRAC) for public consultation. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has released the draft of the RACGP Standards for general practice residential aged care (1st edition) (Standards for GPRAC) for public consultation. The RACGP has developed the Standards for GPRAC as a way to address the gaps between the Aged Care Quality Standards (1 July 2019) and the RACGP Standards for general practices (5th edition). The Standards for GPRAC are voluntary and do not seek to replace existing requirements for accreditation against the Aged Care Quality Standards. The draft has been developed by the RACGP working group – Standards for general practice residential aged care and the RACGP Expert Committee – Standards for General Practices and has been informed by: Available national and international evidence Comparable national and international standards. The consultation phase will run from Tuesday 8 October 2019 and will conclude on Tuesday 5 November 2019. The RACGP welcomes feedback from members and stakeholders. To view and provide feedback, please click here. Related Articles Australian Commission on Safety & Quality in Healthcare announces resumption of accreditation assessments for general practices Increases to allied health and mental health services for DVA clients in aged care residential facilities Best Practice launches new General Practice Software update Best Practice Software’s new release of their popular general practice software Bp Premier - Indigo Service Pack 1 (SP1), has been launched today. Medicare benefits schedule review taskforce - seeking feedback on the draft reports from Primary Care reference groups The MBS Review Taskforce is undertaking a program of work to consider how the more than 5,700 items on the MBS can be aligned with contemporary clinical evidence and practice in order to improve health outcomes for patients and is now seeking feedback and comments from key stakeholders in the primary care sectors to review the report. Department of Human Services : Upgrading their digital health and aged care channels In the 2017-18 Budget, DHS received funding to enhance, stabilise and consolidate the existing health and aged care payments channels. Medicare cannot be strengthened without Practice Management The Australian Association of Practice Management (AAPM) has condemned the exclusion of Practice Management representation on the Government’s Strengthening Medicare Taskforce. Comments are closed.