| Congratulations to those facilities who have recently completed their NSQHS assessments, for many this has been after a number of rescheduled dates due to covid-19 impacts including boarder closures and travel restrictions. Borders are just about all open across all jurisdictions, however if you have any concerns about your upcoming assessment please contact your assessor or GM Program Support Manager on health@global-mark.com.au to discuss. Reminder that the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards were released in October 2021. The Commission have yet to announce the accreditation commencement date, however it is expected to commence from mid-2022. Information can be found on the Commission’s website. The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care have recently released an Addendum to the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards Accreditation Workbook. This addendum includes additional guidance including reflective questions and example evidence related to the updated Standard 3 – Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard, and could be a good resource for those facilities looking to undergo their assessment to the NSQHS. Click here. Additional resources recently released include: NSQHSS (second edition) Guide for Interim Accreditation; (Update) Advisory AS19/01 Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration Standard: Recognising deterioration in a person’s mental state; (Update) Advisory AS22/01 Advise on implementing the updated Delirium Clinical Care Standard (released September 2021) (New) click here For more information: For more information please contact our Program Support Manager health@global-mark.com.au or your Global-Mark Client Manager. |
