What are accreditation and national standards? This year, the hospital is going through the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare’s (the Commission) accreditation process. The Commission sets out 10 national standards covering many areas including governance and partnering with consumers to managing medication, patient identification and clinical handover. Hospitals go through the accreditation process every three years. Auditors visit to observe and review our clinical practices to ensure we meet the standards. This means patients can feel confident that every hospital they go to will have the same high level of safety, quality and care. Providing our patients with quality and safe eye and ear healthcare is at the core of everything we do. Accreditation is the stamp of approval that says we are achieving this.
What are accreditation and national standards? This year, the hospital is going through the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare’s (the Commission) accreditation process. The Commission sets out 10 national standards covering many areas including governance and partnering with consumers to managing medication, patient identification and clinical handover. Hospitals go through the accreditation process every three years. Auditors visit to observe and review our clinical practices to ensure we meet the standards. This means patients can feel confident that every hospital they go to will have the same high level of safety, quality and care. Providing our patients with quality and safe eye and ear healthcare is at the core of everything we do. Accreditation is the stamp of approval that says we are achieving this.
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