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Fact sheet – The NSQHS Standards Guide for Ambulance Health Services
This fact sheet is a quick reference overview of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards Guide for Ambulance Health Services for ambulance health services voluntarily implementing the NSQHS Standards.
New resource: New Guide for the Primary and Community Healthcare Standards for Healthcare Services
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released a new guide for the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards, offering practical guidance and evidence-based examples to help services implement actions tailored to their specific healthcare context.
New resource: Updated NSQHS Standards assessment flow chart, including Clinical Trials Governance Framework
The Australian Commission in Safety and Quality in Health Care has created a chart of an assessment to NSQHS Standards (and associated modules) updated to include Clinical Trials Governance Framework. Click here to view.
Cosmetic Medical and Surgical Facilities
Cosmetic Medical and Surgical Facilities As Australia’s most comprehensive not-for-profit organisation specialising in accreditation, certification, and verification, QIP has extensive expertise across the entire health, community, and human services continuum. We are committed to supporting organisations in delivering patient-focused services that emphasise safety, quality care, and continuous improvement. In December 2023, the Australian Commission on…
Welcoming new leadership: Introducing our new AGPAL and QIP Board Members
AGPAL and QIP are proud to announce the appointment of four outstanding professionals who bring a wealth of expertise and leadership to our Boards. We warmly welcome David Osman, Julianne Badenoch, Jill Linklater, and Libby Dunstan as they join us in our mission to drive excellence in healthcare quality improvement. David Osman – AGPAL Board…
PCHS24/01: Requirements for reprocessing reusable medical devices in primary and community healthcare
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has released Advisory PCHS24/01, outlining updated requirements for the reprocessing of reusable medical devices (RMDs) under the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare (NSQPCH) Standards. Key Highlights: Adoption of AS 5369:2023: The advisory aligns with the updated AS 5369:2023 standard, replacing AS/NZS 4815:2006…
AS24/01: NSQHS Standards requirements for reprocessing of reusable medical devices in health service organisations
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has issued Advisory AS24/01, detailing the compliance requirements for health service organisations reprocessing reusable medical devices (RMDs) under Action 3.17 of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards. This advisory supersedes AS18/07 and aligns with the newly released AS 5369:2023 standard, which replaces…
Help shape the future of sepsis care – Share your insights
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission), in partnership with The George Institute for Global Health and Sepsis Australia invites healthcare professionals like you to participate in an important survey aimed at improving care coordination, discharge planning, and post-sepsis support. Your input can make a difference As a professional committed to enhancing patient outcomes, your insights…
Shining bright in the Top End – AAPM National Conference 2024 highlights
The 2024 AAPM National Conference in Darwin was an exciting event filled with knowledge-sharing, connections, and opportunities to support healthcare excellence. AGPAL and QIP proudly participated and engaged with attendees at Booths 1 and 2, and delivered key presentations on accreditation and quality improvement. The conference opened with the Saltwater Ceremony, a moving and…
Fact sheet 18: Scheduling for short notice assessment
The Commission has created Factsheet 18, which explains scheduling for short notice assessments (SNA). This fact sheet provides examples of schedules for short notice assessments, over an eight-year period. A short notice assessment may occur once in a three-year accreditation cycle. Accrediting agencies must ensure assessments: Commence at least four months before the current accreditation…
New resources: New advisory AS18/07
NSQHS Standards advisories, issued by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission), provide formal guidance and direction on the interpretation and/or assessment of the NSQHS Standards. The following advisory has been updated, relating to Advisory AS18/07: Reprocessing of reusable medical devices in health service organisations. This update relates: • Segregation…
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