News and Updates
Yet another vaccine mishap and accreditation failure
March 2025
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 given to a child.
Think rural and remote. Think different.
March 2025
Forty years in rural practice. Medical students and registrars, Rural Doctors Dispute, founding executive and subsequent RDANSW and RDAA President, rural workforce reforms, changes in rural medicine that also helped city GPs. All underpinned by the inspiration from rural and remote doctors who shared the same passion and belief in rural and remote communities.
Public consultation on potential changes to the accreditation of general practices
February 2025
Don’t miss your chance to shape the future of general practice accreditation. The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) is now seeking feedback from the general practice sector. Share your views on potential changes to the accreditation cycle and assessment of general practices.
Important changes being considered include extending the length of the accreditation cycle, the addition of mid-cycle review and short notice assessments. Further details and a link to the survey can be found at the link below. Consultation is now open until Friday 4th April 2025.
25 years on – Has accreditation achieved its lofty ambitions?
January 2025
Since its inception 25 years ago, accreditation has become increasingly more complex and subject to regulation. In this, the 25th year since accreditation became a requirement to access the PIP, WIP and other benefits in general practice, it is timely to ask whether accreditation has achieved its goals in improving the quality of general practice in Australia and providing assurance to patients as to safety and quality. Or is it just a bureaucratic tick a box exercise that provides little value to patients or practices?
Dr Paul Mara, Founder and Managing Director of Quality Practice Accreditation, and rural doctor, explores the history and future of accreditation and challenges of ensuring that accreditation remains relevant in today’s complex general practice environment.
Are your accreditation details correct and current in PRODA?
December 2024
Are your accreditation details current and correct in PRODA?
Accreditation dates are now used to assess MyMedicare eligibility if the practice has an accredited status. Practices should ensure their accreditation details and dates are current and correct, to maintain MyMedicare eligibility. Practices have until the 31st March 2025 to update or add this information, unless they have an accreditation exemption.