The purpose of the document is to assist healthcare services who are already assessed to the NSQHS Standards first edition to implement the Primary and Community Healthcare Standards.
Desktop assessment is a method of assessment that primarily involves a document review of evidence provided by a healthcare service to demonstrate implementation of standards. They are generally conducted remotely by appropriately qualified assessors and allow for follow up questions or clarification with the healthcare service during the day(s) of the scheduled assessment.
The purpose of the document is to assist healthcare services who are already assessed to the NSQHS Standards to implement the Primary and Community Healthcare Standards.
This poster can be displayed above hand washing sinks in your healthcare setting or workplace to show that there are five easy steps for hand washing.
This factsheet has been developed to provide infection prevention and control staff with guidance on how to apply the basic principles of data validation to infection surveillance data.