The Commission works in partnership with patients, carers, clinicians, the Australian, state and territory health systems, the private sector, managers and healthcare organisations to achieve a safe, high-quality and sustainable health system.
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Board Members
The Commission's Board governs the organisation and is responsible for the proper and efficient performance of its functions.
Conjoint Professor Anne Duggan was appointed Chief Executive Officer in March 2023.
In 2011, the Federal Parliament passed the National Health Reform Act 2011 (NHR Act) which established the Commission as a corporate Commonwealth entity under the
The Commission’s Board governs the organisation and is responsible for the proper and efficient performance of its functions. The Board establishes the Commission’s strategic direction.
What is safety and quality?
Forty-six submissions were received in response to the Expression of Interest process, which closed on Friday 30 January 2015. The submissions received were from public and private hospitals, and most of the states and territories.
AHPEQS helps to improve the safety and quality of health care by allowing organisations to see things from the patient’s perspective. It can contribute to Australian health care in a number of ways.