The Commission has drafted the Environmental Sustainability and Climate Resilience Healthcare Module as a framework of actions that health services can use to ensure their services are improving the safety and quality of care while addressing the health impacts of climate change and healthcare’s contribution to climate change. 

Lessons learnt from the assessment of health service organisations to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.

Lessons learnt from the assessment of health service organisations to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.

You can find out how your hospital performed at their last assessment to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.

All Australian hospitals are assessed at least every three years to the NSQHS Standards. This process is known as accreditation.

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) has developed the Multi-Purpose Services Aged Care Module to support eligible Multi-Purpose Services (MPS) meet their accreditation obligations via a streamlined assessment process.

To support implementation of the NSQHS Standards, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care provides guidance for the submission of applications, registrations, requests for extensions and notifications of risk.

Outlines the information for organisations seeking approval as an accrediting agency under the Australian Health Service Safety and Quality Accreditation (AHSSQA) Scheme.

Specific requirements apply to newly established health service organisations being assessed to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.

The awarding of exemplar practice is used to highlight examples of safe and good-quality practice in health services who are implementing the NSQHS Standards, to facilitate the sharing of information between organisations.

Awarding accreditation to a health service organisation provides assurance to the community that the organisation meets expected patient safety and quality standards.

Approved accrediting agencies assess health service organisations to the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards, Multi-Purpose Services (MPS) Module, and/or the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework. These agencies are approved by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) following application and review by an approval panel.

Private dental practices are currently assessed against the first edition on the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards. This arrangement will continue until the National Safety and Quality Primary Healthcare (NSQPH) Standards become available.

This course aims to provide an overview of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards for assessors and health service organisations' workforce. It is self-paced and includes learning material such as case studies, videos and tips for implementing the NSQHS Standards.

The primary aims of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards are to protect the public from harm and to improve the quality of health service provision. Implementation is mandated in all hospitals, day procedure services and public dental services across Australia. When used in assessment they provide a quality assurance mechanism that tests whether relevant systems are in place to ensure that expected standards of safety and quality are met.

Health service organisations may brand locally developed resources with the NSQHS Standards logo and icons.

The Commission has developed a series of fact sheets for consumers and carers about the NSQHS Standards (second edition) and the accreditation process.

Establish processes to accurately identify and record Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status.

Building effective and ongoing relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, organisations and groups that represent or service this population.