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Are new guides causing ‘indicator burnout’?

THE release of a new set of clinical indicators from the RACGP has sparked fresh debate over whether GPs are getting “indicator burnout” from the growing list of “flowcharts… guidelines and care protocols”.

Are new guides causing ‘indicator burnout’?

THE release of a new set of clinical indicators from the RACGP has sparked fresh debate over whether GPs are getting “indicator burnout” from the growing list of “flowcharts… guidelines and care protocols”.

Guess what’s next? Primary care report cards

GENERAL practice will soon be asked to measure up to a new set of clinical safety and quality standards as part of the Federal Government’s National Health and Hospitals Network (NHHN) plan. Under the plan, which was thrashed out with the states at last week’s prolonged Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting, the Federal Government will establish a permanent Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care that will set standards for hospitals and primary care. An independent National Performance Authority will be established and charged with drawing up hospital performance reports and healthy community reports.  ...

RACGP flags making staff accountable for practice processes

Practices may soon have to nominate clinical leaders to take on responsibility for specific practice processes, as part of new accreditation standards proposed by the RACGP. The proposal, mooted as part of the RACGP review of the Standards for General Practices, would see individual staff members become accountable for practice processes such as infection control and clinical improvement. Dr Lynton Hudson, chair of the RACGP national expert committee on standards for general practices, said this would lead to improvements within practices. “If everyone [shares] responsibility then often nobody ends up taking ownership of that responsibility ...

Outcry prompts college backdown on indicator plan

Outcry prompts college backdown on indicator plan

THE RACGP has bowed to pressure from GPs and watered down its controversial plan to build clinical indicators into practice accreditation standards. In the lead-up to the fourth review of the Standards for General Practices, the RACGP last year conducted an online survey seeking GP views on whether clinical indicators should be linked to practice accreditation. Dr Lynton Hudson (pictured), chair of the RACGP national expert committee on standards for general practice, said following negative feedback on the proposal, the college reconsidered the plan. In 2009 an MO poll showed such a move would ...

Fears clinical indicators will compromise care

THE RACGP will face a massive task to convince grassroots GPs of the value of clinical indicators, according to an MO poll, with just 17% of GPs stating they believe the use of such indicators will lead to improvements in patient care. As part of the fourth review of the Standards for General Practices , the RACGP is surveying GPs on whether clinical indicators should be linked to practice accreditation for the first time. However, in a poll conducted for MO by Cegedim Strategic Data, only 14% of GPs agreed that clinical ...

Concern over RACGP plan to cull standards

PLANS mooted by the RACGP to retire standards, as part of its review of the Standards for General Practices , have been met with concern from accreditation company GPA Accreditation plus. Last week, the college launched an online survey seeking member feedback on its standards and whether clinical indicators should be introduced. Dr Lynton Hudson, chair of the RACGP national expert committee on standards for general practices, said if clinical indicators were to be included in the updated fourth edition, some existing standards would need to be retired so the accreditation process did not become onerous. ...