The National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards were developed by the Commission to drive the implementation of safety and quality systems and improve the quality of health care in Australia. The 10 NSQHS Standards provide a nationally consistent statement about the level of care consumers can expect from health service organisations.
In September 2011, Health Ministers endorsed the NSQHS Standards and a national accreditation scheme for health service organisations.
The latest updates and information about the National Standards Program
Find out which organisations need to be accredited and the steps for implementing the NSQHS Standards
Find out how dental practices can use the NSQHS Standards to improve safety and quality of care
Find out how the approval process for accrediting agencies works
Resources, tools and documents to assist health service organisations using the NSQHS Standards
Formal communication from the Commission to accrediting agencies to provide guidance and direction on the interpretation and/or assessment of the NSQHS Standards.
Information about the scheme that provides for the national coordination of accreditation processes
Information about the projects the Commission is undertaking to improve the care provided to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in health service organisations, using the framework of the NSQHS Standards
Last updated: 13 December 2016