within a physical facility and operates in the after-hours services, then this provides home or other visits. period and also offers home service would be eligible to be and other visits. accredited under Core, QI, After-hours and medical deputising services modules. An after-hours service that This service has a physical If the service meets the only provides home or other operations facility to undertake RACGP definition for visits. administrative functions, triage services, then they are patients by phone and store eligible for accreditation under medical supplies. The service Core, QI, After-hours and only provides home and other medical deputising services visits. modules. However, some Indicators will not be applicable. These are clearly labelled in the Criterion. Other models such as: Co-located services are clinics If the service meets the that provide after-hours RACGP definition for co-located services primary healthcare and are services, they are services managed by located within a public facility, eligible for accreditation under regional primary care or a public hospital near or Core, QI, After-hours and healthcare organisations adjacent to its emergency medical deputising services or services. department (ED). modules. Medical deputising service A service that provides general If the service meets the (MDS) practice services for and on RACGP definition for behalf of a patient’s regular services, they are practice. MDSs must operate eligible for accreditation under out of trial, including the Core, QI, After-hours and unsociable hours, and can medical deputising services operate in hours. modules. Module 1: Core Module Standard 1: Communication with patients 12
within a physical facility and provides home or other visits. operates in the after-hours period and also offers home and other visits. services, then this service would be eligible to be accredited under Core, QI, After-hours and medical deputising services modules. An after-hours service that only provides home or other visits. This service has a physical operations facility to undertake administrative functions, triage patients by phone and store medical supplies. The service only provides home and other visits. If the service meets the RACGP definition for services, then they are eligible for accreditation under Core, QI, After-hours and medical deputising services modules. However, some Indicators will not be applicable. These are clearly labelled in the Criterion. Other models such as: co-located services services managed by regional primary care healthcare organisations or services. Co-located services are clinics that provide after-hours primary healthcare and are located within a public facility, or a public hospital near or adjacent to its emergency department (ED). If the service meets the RACGP definition for services, they are eligible for accreditation under Core, QI, After-hours and medical deputising services modules. Medical deputising service (MDS) A service that provides general practice services for and on behalf of a patient’s regular practice. MDSs must operate out of including the unsociable hours, and can operate in hours. If the service meets the RACGP definition for services, they are eligible for accreditation under Core, QI, After-hours and medical deputising services modules. Module 1: Core Module Standard 1: Communication with patients 12 trial,
RACGP-Standards-for-after-hours-and-medical-deputising-services.docx