DEFINING PRIMARY AND COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE SERVICE
Services that deliver health care to people in a primary and/or community setting, usually close to where they live and work. Examples include:
- General Practice
- Dentistry
- Aged Care
- Allied Health
THREE NSQPCH STANDARDS
Clinical Governance
The Clinical Governance Standard aims to ensure that the community and healthcare services can be confident that systems are in place to deliver safe and high-quality health care and continuously improve services. It focuses on the relationships and responsibilities established by primary and community healthcare services. This includes governance frameworks and its implementation.
Partnering with Consumers
The Partnering with Consumers Standard describes the systems and strategies that empower patients and consumers to be partners in their own health care. This enables patients and consumers to be included in shared decision-making and involved in the development and design of the quality healthcare services.
Clinical Safety
The Clinical Safety Standard considers specific, commonly encountered, high-risk areas of health care that need to be addressed and mitigated. These include: Preventing and controlling infections, Medication safety, Comprehensive care, Communicating for safety, Recognising and responding to serious deterioration and minimising harm.
Next Steps >
ACHS is Australia’s most experienced healthcare accreditation service. If your health service organisation provides primary and community healthcare services, please contact us to find out how ACHS can assist by filling in the form or call 02 9281 9955.
