Implementation and NSQHS assessment resources – Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard
Resources for consumers, clinicians, and healthcare services to support implementation of the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard, and about assessment to the NSQHS resources.
For clinicians and healthcare services
Implementation resources
Resources to provide consumers
Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients
Fact sheet
Video
This video explains an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person's rights, choices and what they need to do if they are referred for a colonoscopy. It outlines why emptying the bowel properly before a colonoscopy is so important.
Implementation resources
Resources to provide consumers
Resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients
Fact sheet
Video
This video explains an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person's rights, choices and what they need to do if they are referred for a colonoscopy. It outlines why emptying the bowel properly before a colonoscopy is so important.
Requirements of the NSQHS Standards
Assessment to the NSQHS Standards
Implementing the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard is a requirement for all health service organisations assessed against the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards for their accreditation.
Advisory AS18/12: Implementing the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard describes the assessment requirements for Actions 1.23, 1.24, 1.27b, and 1.28a of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (second edition) for health service organisations implementing the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
Assessor video - what you need to know about the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard
Credentialing, certification and re-certification of colonoscopists
Certification (of training) and recertification (of ongoing competency) in adult colonoscopy are mandatory for all practitioners working in health service organisations being assessed to the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (second edition). Download the following fact sheet for information for clinicians on certification and re-certification.
Informed consent for colonoscopy
Quality statement 3 in the clinical care standard states that a patient should receive adequate information and provide informed consent before starting bowel preparation. Find out what informed consent means for colonoscopists.
Assessment to the NSQHS Standards
Implementing the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard is a requirement for all health service organisations assessed against the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards for their accreditation.
Advisory AS18/12: Implementing the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard describes the assessment requirements for Actions 1.23, 1.24, 1.27b, and 1.28a of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (second edition) for health service organisations implementing the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
Assessor video - what you need to know about the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard
Credentialing, certification and re-certification of colonoscopists
Certification (of training) and recertification (of ongoing competency) in adult colonoscopy are mandatory for all practitioners working in health service organisations being assessed to the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (second edition). Download the following fact sheet for information for clinicians on certification and re-certification.
Informed consent for colonoscopy
Quality statement 3 in the clinical care standard states that a patient should receive adequate information and provide informed consent before starting bowel preparation. Find out what informed consent means for colonoscopists.