The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is the peak professional body representing general practitioners (GPs) in Australia. It sets standards for clinical practice, education, training, and professional development, supporting the ongoing excellence of Australia’s primary care workforce. Through curriculum development, advocacy, research, and practice resources, the RACGP plays a central role in shaping how general practice contributes to a high-performing health system.
The RACGP develops educational standards and training pathways for GPs, ensuring clinicians are equipped with current clinical knowledge, practical skills, and professional competencies. It administers fellowship programs, continuing professional development (CPD), assessments, and practice improvement tools that help maintain clinical quality, safety, and consistency across primary care settings.
The RACGP advocates on behalf of GPs and communities to influence health policy, funding, and system design. Its policy positions reflect the needs of primary care, with a focus on sustainable models of general practice, equitable access to services, workforce support, preventive care, and integrated care approaches. By engaging with government, health agencies, and stakeholders, the RACGP helps shape decisions that affect everyday care delivery.
The RACGP provides resources that support quality improvement in clinical care and practice management. These include clinical guidelines, audit tools, safety frameworks, and digital health guidance that help practices adopt best practices and align care delivery with evidence-based standards. The College also fosters peer learning and community through conferences, forums, and professional networks.
As the professional home for general practitioners, the RACGP supports the clinicians who form the foundation of Australia’s primary care system. Its work in education, advocacy, and quality improvement contributes to better health outcomes for patients, stronger primary care capacity, and more resilient health services — making it a key institution in Australia’s healthcare landscape.
The opposition shouted concerns in Parliament over what it calls coercive tactics used to push GPs toward universal bulk billing. A Senate Estimates hearing heard claims that some Labour MPs have pres...
The Department of Health is shaping a three-tier plan for general practice funding, described by five anonymous sources as a transformative reform. The plan would create three streams: Stream 1 would...
A Victorian coronial inquest into a gun owner’s death by suicide has intensified calls for GP checks in firearms licensing. The deceased held licences for two handguns, two rifles and an air rifle at...
The Medical Board of Australia released figures for the first full year since the expedited SIMG registration pathway began. In 2025, 368 specialist GPs applied for the program and started supervised...
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has refreshed its Infection prevention and control guidelines to align with Standards Australia on how general practices sterilise reusable medica...
During a RACGP WA tour, Dr Ramya Raman met with GPs in Karratha, including teams at Panaceum Karratha and Sonic HealthPlus Karratha. They raised concerns about assignment of benefit changes due to sta...
GP ADHD navigation via collaborative goal setting highlights a RACGP Specific Interests webinar in partnership with Emerging Minds that examines how families can use collaborative goal setting to mana...
Australia's Federal Government has opened a public consultation on telehealth-only services, proposing that online prescribers share patients' medication information to My Health Record by default by...
Victorian coroner Simon McGregor has urged general practitioners to take a bigger role in assessing whether patients are fit to own firearms. The recommendation follows the inquest into the suicide of...
The Medical Board of Australia released two reports on pathways for specialist international medical graduates SIMGs seeking specialist registration. In the first full year with the expedited SIMG pro...
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care released an updated Stroke Clinical Care Standard, the first revision since 2019. It increases the emphasis on rehabilitation, individual...
The RACGP has submitted feedback on new draft guidelines for cervical cancer management being developed by Cancer Council Australia and the University of Sydney. It applauds the draft for recognising...
A Immunisation Foundation of Australia survey of 1011 Australians eligible for the Arexvy vaccine under the National Immunisation Program shows strong potential uptake among the 75 and older group now...
The Therapeutic Goods Administration expanded its 2026 priority focus to include unapproved peptide products used for performance enhancement and anti ageing. The move reflects a scaling up of regulat...
During a Senate inquiry into proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme reforms, the RACGP's Dr Tim Jones warned that families are already losing access to supports while replacement services are s...
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has advised clinicians not to give FluMist to children under-2s after safety reports. Data from the DAEN database show 161 adverse event reports related to FluMist...
The Black Triangle Scheme, a national medicine safety flag used on certain medicines, is under scrutiny after a study found very low awareness among patients and health professionals. The research sur...
Australian researchers from the University of Queensland and Murdoch Children's Research Institute report a drop in egg allergy among infants after the 2016 ASCIA guideline update that encouraged earl...
On 9 June 2026 the Pharmacy Guild of Australia released the Rewriting the Script report, prepared by HTANALYSTS, arguing that autonomous pharmacist prescribing could save the health system more than $...
The 2026 King’s Birthday honours recognise more than 948 Australians, including over a dozen general practitioners. Dr Sean Stevens, chair of RACGP Specific Interests – Digital Health and Innovation,...
