Policy and Advocacy Library
The library is the culmination of the collaborative work of RACP members and comprises a comprehensive range of evidence-based, published RACP position statements, policies and submissions.
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The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) position statement, ‘Using artificial intelligence in clinical practice’, provides a framework for the responsible adoption of AI. It outlines key principles for implementing, interacting with, and monitoring AI to achieve the ‘quintuple aim’ of healthcare while mitigating risks like algorithmic bias and medicolegal liability. The statement emphasizes that AI must support, rather than replace, physician judgment.
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The RACP and its Tasmanian Committee are pleased to provide further input into the Tasmanian Government’s 20-Year Preventive Health Strategy consultation. The 20-Year Preventive Health Strategy will provide an overarching framework and direction for preventive health in Tasmania over the next two decades. The RACP response praises the Strategy’s long-term vision for preventive health in Tasmania and suggests ways to strengthen the Strategy.
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This submission to the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing highlights that current referral rules no longer match the needs of an ageing population and rising chronic disease. Key barriers include rigid validity periods, administrative burden and poor system interoperability. It recommends more flexible GP-to-specialist referrals, standardised referral information, improved MBS education, and stronger digital tools to support coordinated multidisciplinary care.
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The Doctors’ Health Alliance developed a draft national Doctors’ Health and Wellbeing Curriculum to strengthen the wellbeing of doctors and medical students across Australia. The RACP provided feedback advising the draft Curriculum was viewed as relevant, positive and well-aligned with the RACP’s training and wellbeing priorities. In addition, several gaps and areas were identified that for address and expansion.
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The College supports the MBA’s proposed reforms to the Recency of Practice Registration Standard and recommends practical improvements to reflect modern physician practice. It calls for clearer guidance across the career continuum, a broad definition of practice including clinical care, teaching, research, leadership and policy, and protections for physicians and trainees facing barriers, extended leave or career transitions, with support for safe return to practice.
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SA, Australia
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Election-related health advocacy
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The RACP and its South Australian Committee are committed to working with the incoming South Australian government to enable physicians and trainees to meet the community’s health needs, both today and tomorrow.
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RACP has a broad range of concerns including the need to change the professional title, safeguard medical training, introduce mandatory cultural safety training and equity monitoring and ensuring PAs have a narrow, prescriptive scope of practice.
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The RACP provided feedback on the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care’s (ACSQHC) ‘Essential elements for safe and high-quality paediatric end-of-life care’ National Consensus Statement, as we recognise the importance of this work and were pleased to contribute to the review process.
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The Chair of the RACP SA Committee was invited to comment on the consultation regarding mental health beds at the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital project in Adelaide. The RACP response conveyed perspectives from senior RACP Fellows and emphasised their own direct submissions to the process.
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Our 2026 Pre-Budget Submission to the Australian Treasury outlines targeted, evidence-based measures that require Federal Government funding to strengthen the physician and trainee workforce, improve training opportunities and reduce daily practice challenges. Our submission is designed to deliver measurable benefits for communities while supporting the Federal Government’s broader reform and fiscal objectives.
