❓ Question regarding hospital accreditation for mental health discharge planning in WA, answered by referencing ACHS surveys and full accreditation status. Results are publicly available online.
AnsweredQoN 4305Legislative Council
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I refer to Technical Bulletin 40/1 Discharge Policy in Western Australian Hospitals, and I ask -
For those hospitals that have Mental Health Facilities -
(1) What are the exact accreditation requirements of discharge planning?
(2) Has each hospital been assessed to ensure they meet the accreditation requirements for discharge planning?
(3) If yes to (2), who conducted the assessment?
(4) If no to (2), why not?
(5) If yes to (2), will the Minister table the results of the assessment?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
(7) Which hospitals, if any, do not meet the accreditation requirements?
(8) What action is being taken to bring those hospitals up to the appropriate standard?
For those hospitals that have Mental Health Facilities -
(1) What are the exact accreditation requirements of discharge planning?
(2) Has each hospital been assessed to ensure they meet the accreditation requirements for discharge planning?
(3) If yes to (2), who conducted the assessment?
(4) If no to (2), why not?
(5) If yes to (2), will the Minister table the results of the assessment?
(6) If no to (5), why not?
(7) Which hospitals, if any, do not meet the accreditation requirements?
(8) What action is being taken to bring those hospitals up to the appropriate standard?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
30 August 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
69 days
(1-8)
All hospitals have been surveyed by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) using the Evaluation and Quality Improvement Program (EQuIP).The Mental Health discharge planning accreditation requirements are listed under criteria 1.1.5 and 1.1.6.
All hospitals received full accreditation.
The results of these surveys can be found at:
http://www.achs.org.au/memberorglist/#WA
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All hospitals have been surveyed by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) using the Evaluation and Quality Improvement Program (EQuIP).The Mental Health discharge planning accreditation requirements are listed under criteria 1.1.5 and 1.1.6.
All hospitals received full accreditation.
The results of these surveys can be found at:
http://www.achs.org.au/memberorglist/#WA
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
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