3e. The upcoming 6th edition Standards – an overview of proposed new environmental sustainability requirements (RACGP)
Tracks
Track 5
| Saturday, May 24, 2025 |
| 13:30 - 14:15 |
| Courtyard room 1 |
Details
For almost 30 years, the RACGP’s profession led Standards for general practices have served as a benchmark and guide in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. The next edition is due to be published in November 2025.
This new addition aligns with Standards’ aim to provide a framework for general practices to continuously improve, identify inefficiencies, reduce waste, and effectively allocate resources.
Learning Outcomes: • Accreditation against standards seeks to improve patient safety and quality of the healthcare, foster continuous quality improvement and practice safety culture, and promote patient-centredness • Environmental sustainability is a core responsibility. General practices have an ethical and professional duty to minimise their environmental impact. • Successful implementation of environmental sustainability requires leadership and engagement from the entire practice team. Developing, embedding and maintaining a culture of sustainability in each general practice is key. • Attendees will gain increased awareness of new sixth edition, including actionable sustainable strategies, from energy-saving practices to procurement and waste reduction, to integrate new changes into daily operations.
Learning Outcomes: • Accreditation against standards seeks to improve patient safety and quality of the healthcare, foster continuous quality improvement and practice safety culture, and promote patient-centredness • Environmental sustainability is a core responsibility. General practices have an ethical and professional duty to minimise their environmental impact. • Successful implementation of environmental sustainability requires leadership and engagement from the entire practice team. Developing, embedding and maintaining a culture of sustainability in each general practice is key. • Attendees will gain increased awareness of new sixth edition, including actionable sustainable strategies, from energy-saving practices to procurement and waste reduction, to integrate new changes into daily operations.
Speaker
Dr Louise Acland
Clinical Lead - 6th edition Standards for general practices
RACGP
3e. The upcoming 6th edition Standards – an overview of proposed new environmental sustainability requirements
Biography
I am a proud specialist GP. As well as my clinical practice in Newcastle NSW I have a portfolio of career interests in general practice standards development, governance and accreditation.
Dr John Houston
RACGP, REC - Standards for General Practice
3e. The upcoming 6th edition Standards – an overview of proposed new environmental sustainability requirements
Biography
John is a practising GP of 38 years’ experience. He is currently Vice Chairman of the RACP Standards Committee, Conjoint Clinical Lecturer WSU, member of ACI General Practice Advisory Committee, and AGPAL practice surveyor, John continues to see patients in Rural Northeast Victoria and with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Broken Hill. He has previously been Chief Clinical Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Healius Medical Centre Division supervising 80 practices and over 1000 health professionals.
Outside medicine John is married with 3 grown up kids, continues to play football weekly, is gradually learning Italian and trying to survive regular swims around Shark Island in Sydney.
