Evaluation and Quality Improvement Program

Our Evaluation and Quality Improvement Program (EQuIP) is a four-year continuous quality assessment and improvement accreditation program for healthcare organisations. It supports excellence in consumer / patient care and services.

EQuIP was first launched in 1996 and is for healthcare organisations that are not required to be accredited under the National Safety and Quality Health Services (NSQHS) Standards. The EQuIP standards are reviewed approximately every four years to ensure they are up-to-date, evidenced based, and relevant. The current program is EQuIP6 (6th edition).

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Why join the EQuIP program?

Support

A dedicated ACHS customer service professional will provide ongoing support throughout the four-year program.

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Education

Receive free webinars and discounted education workshops/programs. Access free, member-only, Masterclasses.

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Complimentary program

Complimentary program

When you join ACHS, you also receive access to our Clinical Indicator Program (CIP), report and online reporting tool for benchmarking purposes.

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Find the right accreditation

EQuIP6 Day Procedure Centres

EQuIP6 Healthcare Support Services

EQuIP6 Standards and Guidelines

EQuIP6 Guide Book 1 (pdf)

EQuIP6 Guide Book 2 (pdf)

EQuIP6 OWS Guidelines (pdf)

EQuIP6 PR Guidelines (pdf)

EQuIP6 SASS Guidelines (pdf)

EQuIP6 Table Standards and Criteria (pdf)

EQuIP6 Resources

EQuIP6 Accreditation Process Guide (pdf)

Template ACHS Quality Improvement Plan (docx)

EQuIP6 Risk Management and Quality Improvement Handbook (pdf)

EQuIP6 Resource for Non-acute Australian Members (pdf)

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