In January 2019, health service organisations were able to choose to undertaking or short notice assessments. This program ends with the introduction of mandatory short notice assessments from 1 July 2023.

Those organisations that commenced this program will need to complete assessment to all eight NSQHS Standards before moving to the mandatory short notice assessment.

Further information on transition arrangements is in Fact sheet 17: Short notice accreditation assessment.

This resource for parents and carers provides answers to frequently asked questions on reducing radiation exposure to children from CT scans.

The Commission is introducing a range of strategies to reduce potential and real conflicts of interest that are associated with accreditation processes.

In June 2008, the Commission published a paper related to recognising and responding to clinical deterioration of patients.

These processes are designed to promote improvements in performance across all approved accrediting agencies, ensure consistent implementation of revisions to the AHSSQA Scheme, as well as ensuring assessments are rigorous and completed within agreed timeframes.