St Andrew’s hospital is currently accredited with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS)
Accreditation is recognised as an important driver for safety and quality improvement. It is a healthcare accreditation body’s public recognition of an organisation’s achievement of set accreditation standards and its level of performance in relation to those standards.
From July 2023 the existing announced assessments of hospitals and day procedure services ceased and short notice assessments commenced. The introduction of short notice assessments ensures the assessment outcome reflects day to day practice, identifies gaps and supports health service organisations to improve safety and quality systems and processes.
In August 2024, the hospital underwent a successful short notice accreditation assessment with ACHS to verify the hospital’s compliance with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework. The assessors spent time talking with staff, patients and key committee members, as well as reviewing documentation, and observing systems and practices. The feedback from the assessment team was very positive.
The hospital also continues to maintain accreditation under the national Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Scheme Standards.