title: Capacity and the quality framework.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The quality framework developed by The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is described by Booth in this issue of Australian Family Physician. This article applies the framework to the 'capacity' domain.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  ThIS article considers both individual and systems approaches to capacity. It focuses on practice capacity and lessons that emerge from general practitioners working with complex and marginalised patient groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The framework provides a mechanism for assessing policy and implementation initiatives in an Australian context that takes account of the realities of clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Quality Care Program, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. teri.snowdon@racgp.org.au
authors.forename: Teri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Snowdon
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Proudfoot
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009313:National Health Programs; D011787:Quality of Health Care