NSQHS and RACGP compliance hub
NSQHS and RACGP guides
Each guide answers one question a provider in Australia asks about NSQHS and RACGP, from the official sources it cites. There are 8 guides across 4 topics, last checked on 15 October 2026.
Step-by-step guides to preparing for NSQHS and RACGP, from the RACGP 6th edition to the NSQHS third edition, each with templates you can copy and the sources behind it. Each guide ends with how wai does the work.
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How the guides map to the NSQHS and RACGP framework
The hub sets out the 8 headings NSQHS and RACGP work to, and the guides take them one task at a time.
The 8 headings on the NSQHS and RACGP hub
- Clinical Governance Standard, 4 criteria on the hub. Leaders set up and use clinical governance systems so patients receive safe, high-quality care.
- Partnering with Consumers Standard, 4 criteria on the hub. Patients are partners in their own care, and consumers help design, measure and evaluate the service.
- Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard, 4 criteria on the hub. Infections are prevented and managed, and antimicrobials are prescribed and used well.
- Medication Safety Standard, 4 criteria on the hub. Clinicians prescribe, dispense and give medicines safely, and patients understand their own medicines.
- Comprehensive Care Standard, 4 criteria on the hub. Care is coordinated around the patient's own goals, with risks screened and harm prevented.
- Communicating for Safety Standard, 5 criteria on the hub. Communication at handover, and whenever critical information changes, is timely, structured and documented.
- Blood Management Standard, 3 criteria on the hub. A patient's own blood is optimised and conserved, and any blood product given is safe and appropriate.
- Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration Standard, 3 criteria on the hub. A patient's acute deterioration, physical, cognitive or mental, is recognised promptly and acted on.
The 4 topics the guides are filed under
- General practice, 2 guides and about 17 minutes of reading. RACGP Standards 6th edition, what changes and RACGP accreditation checklist, 5th edition.
- NSQHS Standards, 4 guides and about 31 minutes of reading. NSQHS Standards for day procedure services, NSQHS Standards 3rd edition, what is coming, Clinical handover documentation and Partnering with consumers evidence.
- Cosmetic surgery, 1 guide and about 8 minutes of reading. Cosmetic surgery standards for clinics.
- Accreditation, 1 guide and about 9 minutes of reading. Preparing for an NSQHS accreditation assessment.
Questions about the NSQHS and RACGP guides
Which NSQHS and RACGP guide should I read first?
Start with RACGP Standards 6th edition, what changes, the first guide on this page, about 8 minutes of reading, filed under General practice. The other 7 each stand on their own, so take them in the order your own preparation needs.
How do these guides relate to the NSQHS and RACGP hub?
The NSQHS and RACGP hub sets out the 8 headings NSQHS and RACGP work to and how wai evidences each one. Each guide goes one level down, to a single task, with steps to follow, a template to copy, answers to common questions and the sources behind it.
How current are the NSQHS and RACGP guides?
Every guide shows the date its facts were checked against the official sources it cites. All 8 were checked on 15 October 2026, the same date the hub shows beside its Updated line.
Are the NSQHS and RACGP guides legal advice?
They are guidance, not legal advice, written from what NSQHS and RACGP publish, with a link to the source for each fact. Neither ACSQHC nor the RACGP endorses wai or any software, and the accreditation decision for your organisation is decided by an approved accrediting agency.
How do I request a demo for NSQHS and RACGP?
Request a demo from this page and it reaches the wai team with NSQHS and RACGP already named, so the call starts from NSQHS and RACGP rather than a general tour. You can also write to team@wellnessa-i.com.
See your own diary, notes and inbox in a 15 minute demo.
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