Resources and advisories for the Primary and Community Healthcare Standards

The fact sheet aims to provide consumers with a brief introduction to the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards.

The fact sheet aims to provide health service organisations with guidance on implementing the National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Health Care Standards.

To be awarded accreditation to the Standards, your healthcare services will need to implement the Standards and undertake an assessment process, conducted by an independent accrediting agency approved by the Commission.

Primary and community healthcare services currently accredited to the NSQHS Standards may consider the Primary and Community Healthcare Standards are more appropriate to their service model.

The National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Healthcare Standards Guide for Healthcare Services provides support for healthcare services implementing the Primary and Community Healthcare Standards. It includes practical guidance and examples of evidence that can be used to implement the actions in a way that is appropriate to the healthcare service.

This tool has been developed to specifically support services intending to transition from implementation of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards 2nd edition to implementation of the Primary and Community Healthcare Standards.  It should be used together with the relevant NSQHS Standards guide and the Accreditation Workbook, available on the Commission’s website.