Accreditation

From 1 July 2023, mandatory short notice assessments to the eight National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards will commence. Barwon Health will be one of the first health services to undergo a short notice assessment.

Barwon Health will receive 24 hours notice that the surveyors will arrive for a week-long accreditation survey.

Get ready for short-notice accreditation

These guides are designed to provide you with an overview of the National Safety and Quality for Health Service (NSQHS) Standards process and provide checklists and questions to assist you in preparing for the accreditation survey.

• Accreditation guide checklist – frontline clinical staff
• Accreditation guide checklist – frontline non-clinical staff
• Accreditation guide checklist – non-clinical managers

For more information about accreditation, visit the Safety, Quality and Improvement Unit One Point page.