Oberon Medical Centre received this important recognition from Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited (AGPAL), the leading not-for-profit provider of general practice accreditation services within Australia.

AGPAL chair, Dr Richard Choong, said accreditation shows the practice makes a significant investment and commitment to quality on a day-to-day basis, across all levels of the practice team.

"Achieving accreditation is a major achievement for any practice and a clear demonstration that Oberon Medical Centre is striving to improve their level of care to both patients and the community," he said.

"Practices seek accreditation because they want to do their best and view this as another step towards excellence in patient care."

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To achieve accreditation, a practice team works over a 12 month period to implement the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Standards for general practices, the recognised national standard for general practices, that provides a template for quality care and risk management.

Dr Choong said accreditation is attainable only through co-operation and communication between staff members.

Oberon Medical Centre's healthcare services include general practice, specialist and allied health services. Services include travel and Q. fever clinics, immunisations, ECGs, antenatal care, wound care, skin checks, minor procedures, insurance and work-related care, health screening and assessments, medication management, women's, men's, children's and indigenous health, chronic disease management, and enhanced primary care.

Doctors from Oberon Medical Centre cover a 24 hour on-call service for Oberon Multi Purpose facility and also provide regular services to Columbia's Residential Aged Care Facility in Oberon.