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With your input, we can deliver RACP health policy priorities

Through policy and advocacy consultations, members bring specialty expertise and experiences to inform strong positions and clear actions.  

If you need assistance or have any queries, contact policy@racp.edu.au


Current Policy & Advocacy consultations


Ahpra consultation: Review of the National Prescribing Competencies Framework

letter-president@2x  Feedback deadline | Friday, 23 May 2025

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) is conducting an important review of the National Prescribing Competencies Framework, which guides regulated expected practitioner conduct in the prescription and review of medicines. Have your say.

Submit your feedback 

Learn more about the framework consultation

Ahpra is aiming this high impact review by December, 2025 with likely implications for the review of educational programs, CPD programs, the exercise of national board regulatory functions and expected regulatory behaviours for prescribers concerning information gathering, clinical decision making, communication, monitoring and review for appropriate prescribing. Importantly, the framework incorporates a focus on telehealth and expected prescriber attributes.

Note: the framework review document is extensive and many of the changes proposed are terminological. Please review pages 9-22, reflecting on significant additions/variations to the framework, key omissions, related practice, compliance, patient safety or administrative implications to make best use of your feedback.


Feedback sought on the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and its Faculty of Pain Management’s (FPM) revised professional document PS45 Position Statement on patients’ rights to pain management and associated responsibilities and its accompanying background paper

letter-president@2x  Feedback deadline | Monday, 23 June 2025

Members are asked to provide feedback on the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and its Faculty of Pain Management’s (FPM) revised professional document, Rights to Pain Management, and associated responsibilities and its accompanying background paper, Pain Rights and Responsibilities Background Paper

Submit your feedback 

Learn more about the document

The purpose of this work is to articulate ANZCA's commitment to realising human rights to health including pain management and to clarify clinician responsibilities in relation to pain management that flow from these rights.


If you have any queries, please contact Claire Celia, RACP Senior Policy & Advocacy Officer via RACPConsult@racp.edu.au.    



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