Standards and accreditation updates

Join our webinar to find out how the community sector can implement the National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations (NSQMHCMO Standards).

Have your say on the In-house in Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices and Point of Care Testing Standards.

Today the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care released the National Safety and Quality Cosmetic Surgery Standards as part of broader reforms agreed by Health Ministers. 

Next week, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is releasing the National Safety and Quality Cosmetic Surgery Standards (Cosmetic Surgery Standards).

Register for our webcast to hear leading experts discuss how the Standards will improve care in Australia and what these changes mean for the industry.

From 1 January 2024 the Commission will standardise requirements for repeat assessments for general practices under the NGPA Scheme.

To clarify for approved accrediting agencies and general practices the responsibilities and processes to be adhered to when a general practice transfers between accrediting agencies during its current accreditation cycle.

To clarify the requirements for general practices to be accredited to the RACGP Standards for point-of-care testing (5th edition) outlined by the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) and the RACGP.

Read the October 2023 issue of NSQHS Standards News.

Have your say on the National Pathology Accreditation Scheme and help shape the future of accreditation.