NSQHS 'Accreditation Unpacked' webinar series
Our ‘Accreditation Unpacked’ webinar series provides practical advice, program updates, and insights on implementing the NSQHS Standards in different healthcare settings. The webinars will cover non-compliance issues, timely updates, and important topics related to accreditation.
Our next webinar 'Short notice assessment' will cover why the change to short notice assessments has been made, who it affects, the key timeframes and how to prepare for a short notice assessment. Normally exclusive to QIP clients, this webinar will be open to all, including a Q&A session with NSQHS Assessor, Stacy Kamboris and QIP Manager for Clinical Services Accreditation, Shirlee Nichols.
Join us live on 14 September 2023 at 1:00pm AEST and prepped with your NSQHS Standards and Short Notice Assessments questions!
Short Notice Assessments
In January 2023, the Commission announced the mandated requirement for short-notice accreditation assessments for licensed hospitals and day procedure services as part of the NSQHS Standards assessment process. For health services which fall outside of the Commission’s licensing requirements, mandated short-notice assessments do not currently apply, unless the governing regulator or funding body specifies this as a requirement.
These short notice assessments commenced on 1 July 2023, replacing the old announced and voluntary checks for healthcare organisations and aims to reflect day-to-day practice, identify gaps and support hospitals and day procedure services to improve safety and quality systems and processes.
The QIP Team is working with the Commission and our clients to support these services to prepare for the transition to short-notice assessments. For personalised assistance or to learn more contact our team.