The purpose of this guide is to describe the actions in the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (second edition) for health service organisations about to commence operations. Interim accreditation to the requirements set out in this document will generally apply for the first 12 months of operation.

This document outlines the Commission’s policy and processes for obtaining, maintaining and removing approval as an accrediting agency under the Scheme.

The purpose of this tool is to allow day procedure services to track the progress of implementing each standard. It should be used together with the NSQHS Standards Guide for day procedure services and the accreditation workbook. The monitoring tool has been updated to reflect the new Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard.

The purpose of this tool is to allow hospitals to track the progress of implementing each standard. It should be used together with the NSQHS Standards Guide for hospitals and the accreditation workbook. The monitoring tool has been updated to reflect the new Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard.

The key findings of the report on patient journey and tracer methodologies (hereafter referred to as ‘patient journey methodologies’) are discussed according to the evidence of its effectiveness and considerations for its use in the AHSSQA Scheme.

The Commission has negotiated with Regulators and Accrediting Agencies the process of health service organisations applying for actions to be non applicable and verifying applications. Two mechanisms exist for conferring not applicable actions

This resource outlines the Commission's Privacy Policy.