1 September 2022

National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards

The accreditation scheme for the National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Standards is on-track to launch in November. Find out about the scheme including our assessment framework and details of the policy under which the scheme will operate. See our resource library for implementation guides, fact sheets and tools. The assessment model is based on findings from pilot assessments of services conducted from March to May 2021, and consultation with mental health experts and consumers.

New and updated resources

NSQHS Standards: Lessons learnt

This web page has been developed to facilitate information sharing across health services, accrediting agencies and assessors on common issues that arise during an accreditation assessment.

Cultural Safety Training Report - Analysis of national survey results and literature review

The Commission conducted an analysis of cultural safety training delivered by health service organisations. This report contains a detailed analysis of survey results collected from health service organisations. Recommendations to improve cultural safety training delivered by health service organisations for their staff are discussed.

Fact sheet: National Survey on Cultural Safety Training

Based upon the findings from the national survey, this fact sheet provides guidance to health service organisations on improving cultural safety training.

NSQHS Standards Advisory AS22/02: Advice on organisational training requirements for hand hygiene and infection prevention and control

This advisory has been developed to support implementation of Actions 1.20 and 3.02. Providing information on infection prevention and control and hand hygiene training requirements for health service organisations.

NSQHS Standards Advisory AS21/04: Provisional accreditation to the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards for primary and community healthcare services

Provisional accreditation has been expanded to include healthcare services already accredited to the NSQHS Standards wishing to transition to the Primary and Community Healthcare Standards.

The following NSQHS Standards advisories have been updated but do not contain substantive changes to the requirements for health service organisations or accrediting agencies:

• NSQHS Standards Advisory AS20/02: Data collection by health service organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Updated requirements for data collection as evidence of compliance with Action 3.4.

• NSQHS Standards Advisory AS21/05: Advice on the submission of hand hygiene

Need more information?

Get in touch with the Safety and Quality Advice Centre.

• Email: AdviceCentre@safetyandquality.gov.au
• Complete the web based contact form