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What the College has announced that changes how a practice runs — and what to do about it. We add entries as they happen.

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August 2026

Standards 6th edition still “to be published shortly”

The RACGP’s 6th edition hub continues to say the Standards will be published shortly, with no date. The consultation draft has been withdrawn, which we read as further amendment. Practices remain assessed against the 5th edition. What the draft changes and our view →

September 2026

PHN 6th edition webinar, 3 September 2026

Western Victoria PHN, with the Eastern Melbourne, North Western Melbourne, South Eastern Melbourne, Gippsland and Murray PHNs, is running a Standards 6th edition webinar presented by an accreditation assessor. We are attending and will post what it confirms here that week.

August 2026

AI scribes: RACGP guidance in force

The RACGP’s guidance on AI scribes sets out consent, privacy and data location, clinician responsibility for reviewing notes, and the recommendation that practices adopt an AI policy and update their privacy policy. What to have in place →

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