Walk in ready in four weeks.
A structured prep plan for Australian medical and allied health practices facing an RACGP, AGPAL, QPA, GPA or NDIS audit. Gap analysis on day one, evidence pack exported by day twenty-eight. No consultants, no panic, no last-week scramble.
- MockRun self-assessment vs RACGP 5th Ed90 min
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- ExportGenerate evidence pack (PDF)1 click
The three reasons accreditation prep stalls
We hear the same story from every practice manager. None of it is about clinical care. All of it is about the system around it.
Three months turns into three weeks
Every practice owner says the same thing. The accreditation visit feels far away until it does not. Policies look fine on the shelf. Then you sit down to build the evidence pack and realise half the audit cycle never closed, the incident register has gaps, and the privacy policy still has the old practice name in it.
Start the prep four weeks out with a structured plan instead of three weeks out in a panic.
You do not know what you do not have
RACGP 5th Edition has more than 130 criteria across five Standards. Without a system that maps your evidence against each criterion, you walk into the audit knowing some things are missing but not exactly which.
A live gap analysis shows you, in colour, which criteria are covered, which are partial and which have nothing behind them.
Consultants quote five figures
Bringing a consultant in for the final four to eight weeks before an audit typically runs $5,000 to $15,000. Most of that time is template work, not strategic work. You pay again next cycle.
ClinicComply replaces the structural prep. Keep the consultant for strategic review if you want a second opinion.
From gap analysis to evidence pack in 28 days
The exact sequence we run with practices preparing for a fresh RACGP, AGPAL, QPA or GPA visit.
Map every RACGP 5th Edition criterion to evidence you actually hold. ClinicComply generates the gap map in seconds.
- Auto-map evidence against every criterion
- Flag missing, expired and orphan policies
- Score practice readiness today
Use pre-mapped templates to replace missing documents. Set review dates, owners and staff acknowledgement.
- Drop in templated policies in hours
- Assign owners and review dates
- Track staff acknowledgement automatically
Backfill incident registers, audit cycles and meeting minutes. Collect vendor documentation through a secure portal.
- Incident, complaints and audit registers
- MSP and clinical software vendor docs
- Patient feedback with documented response
Run a self-assessment, walk through the criteria with your clinical governance lead, then export the evidence pack as a single PDF.
- Self-assessment with surveyor-style prompts
- One-click PDF evidence pack
- Walk in calm. Walk in ready.
One platform. Every framework your surveyor asks about.
Whichever agency walks in, the evidence pack maps to the criterion they are scoring against. No exporting, re-tagging or cross-referencing on the morning of the visit.
- RACGP 5th Edition Standards (general practice)
- NDIS Practice Standards (Core + Specialist Modules)
- AGPAL, QPA and GPA evidence requirements
- Privacy Act 1988 and Australian Privacy Principles
- Notifiable Data Breaches scheme (OAIC)
- RACGP Computer and Information Security Standards
Walk in ready, not exhausted.
Spin up your practice in ClinicComply in under an hour. Run the gap analysis tonight. By the end of the month, your evidence pack is ready to export.
Accreditation prep, answered
How long does it take to prepare a practice for accreditation?
If your practice has been operating for at least 12 months and most policies exist in some form, four weeks is realistic with a structured prep plan. If foundational documents are missing, plan for six to eight weeks. The bottleneck is rarely writing policies (templates handle that in hours). It is collecting the live evidence: incident logs, meeting minutes, audit cycles, vendor documentation, and staff acknowledgement records.
What evidence does an RACGP accreditation surveyor actually want to see?
RACGP 5th Edition surveyors look for evidence of the Standards in live operation. That means policies that exist AND are followed: signed-off privacy policy, infection control logs with sterilisation validation, NDB breach response plan with rehearsed scenarios, incident and near-miss register with documented outcomes, clinical audit cycle with at least one completed iteration, staff CPD records, patient feedback with documented responses, and vendor documentation for every external system that touches health information.
What is the difference between AGPAL, QPA and GPA accreditation?
AGPAL (Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited), QPA (Quality Practice Accreditation) and GPA (General Practice Accreditation) are the three RACGP-recognised accreditation agencies for Australian general practice. All three assess against the same RACGP 5th Edition Standards. The differences are in agency fees, surveyor style, online portal experience and turnaround times. The evidence required is identical, so a practice that is ready for one is ready for all three.
Do I need a consultant to prepare for accreditation?
Most practices do not. Consultants typically charge $5,000 to $15,000 for an accreditation prep engagement, and they spend the bulk of that time on tasks that are template-driven: writing policies, building registers, structuring the evidence pack. ClinicComply replaces the structural work. You keep the consultant for strategic advice and clinical governance review if you want a second pair of eyes.
How does ClinicComply help in the final 4 weeks before an audit?
Three things, in order. First, a one-click gap analysis against every RACGP 5th Edition criterion so you can see exactly what is missing. Second, a template library that closes most documentation gaps in a single afternoon, with review dates, owners and acknowledgement tracking built in. Third, a single-click PDF evidence pack export that bundles every policy, register, audit and vendor document mapped to the criterion it satisfies. Surveyors love it.
Can I get an accreditation extension if I am not ready?
RACGP and the three accreditation agencies (AGPAL, QPA, GPA) generally allow practices to request a short extension before the visit if there is a defensible reason (staff illness, IT system change, recent practice transition). Extensions are not guaranteed and the agency will usually expect a written plan showing how the additional time will be used. Do not rely on them. Plan to be ready four weeks before the visit, not on the day.
Does ClinicComply work for NDIS accreditation as well as RACGP?
Yes. The platform covers RACGP 5th Edition for general practice, NDIS Practice Standards (Core Module plus the relevant Specialist Modules) for registered NDIS providers, Privacy Act and NDB obligations, and IT vendor documentation. All frameworks live in a single evidence library so practices that span both general practice and NDIS supports do not have to duplicate work.