Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle
Structured PDSA cycle guides for GP practices. Each guide walks your team through a complete Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle on a specific clinical or operational topic, with worked examples, CPD hour breakdowns and practical templates.
These guides are designed for practice managers and GP practice owners running quality improvement activities. Each one covers a single PDSA topic from start to finish, including a worked example by Dr Chris Mitchell AM showing how the cycle was applied in a real practice setting.
The PDSA framework satisfies Measuring Outcomes requirements under the RACGP CPD program and supports PIP QI reporting. Each guide includes a CPD hours breakdown across Educational Activities, Reviewing Performance and Measuring Outcomes categories.
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Blank PDSA template for any clinical or operational topic. Use this as the working document for your practice team. Includes structured prompts for each stage and a CPD hours summary.
View templateAssess and improve your practice's cybersecurity posture. Covers risk assessment, staff training, incident response planning and policy development. Maps directly to ePIP requirements 1, 2 and 5.
View guideImprove identification and completion rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health assessments (MBS item 715). Covers patient identification, recall systems, culturally safe workflows and Medicare billing including the new GPCCMP items.
View guideIntroduce zoledronic acid (Aclasta) infusions as a practice service. Covers clinical protocol development, patient selection, consent, nursing checklist, PBS eligibility and Best Practice documentation shortcuts.
View guideImprove the recording and follow-up of BMI in general practice. Covers measurement method, data quality and extraction, weight management evidence and a worked active-search cycle for at-risk patients.
View guideRecover an overdue denosumab (Prolia) backlog and build a reminder system that keeps patients within the 6-month dosing window. Covers recall recovery, the at-injection checklist, discontinuation, transition therapy and MRONJ timing.
View guidePrepare your practice for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program. Covers eligibility criteria, pack-year calculation, smoking history recording, the referral pathway, results management and smoking cessation support.
View guideClose the loop on unactioned results and correspondence. Audit the backlog by urgency and by doctor, agree a clearance protocol, clear the urgent list first, and embed a habit of actioning results at every visit. Includes Best Practice and Automed software steps.
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Choose a topic relevant to your practice. The guide includes a worked example and blank sections for your team to complete.
Work through each PDSA stage as a practice team. One person (usually the practice manager) maintains the working document.
Each guide includes a CPD hours breakdown. Log hours to RACGP myCPD Home using the activity descriptions provided.
One PDSA per quarter keeps your team on track for accreditation, PIP QI and annual CPD targets.
Dr Chris Mitchell AM, FAICD is co-founder of Medius Global and a Rural General Practitioner and Rural Generalist with more than 35 years of experience in Northern NSW. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Past President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. He was previously Head of Adoption, Benefits and Change at the National eHealth Transition Authority (NEHTA). He has served on numerous health sector boards, including the RACGP, NPS MedicineWise, Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd, The Rural Doctors Network and North Coast GP Training. Chris was awarded Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2013 for services to general practice and received a Rural Doctors Network Rural Medical Service Award in 2025.
Medius Global works with practice owners on structured improvement programs covering clinical quality, compliance, team development and practice valuation. If your practice is planning for growth, succession or sale, we can help.