❓ A parliamentary question addresses Princess Margaret Hospital's accreditation status, seeking clarification on the reasons for a shorter accreditation period and areas of concern. The Minister outlines improvements being made to address identified issues.
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PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL for children — ACCREDITATION
(1) Will the minister confirm that Princess Margaret Hospital for Children has received national accreditation from the Australian Council of Healthcare Standards for 12 months? (2) If yes to (1), when was the accreditation granted, and when will it expire? (3) Will the minister confirm that the usual term for accreditation is three years; and, if yes, why was PMH not granted accreditation for three years? (4) Does the minister accept that when a hospital is awarded only 12 months’ accreditation, that is usually so that the hospital can address some area or areas of concern? (5) What, if any, area or areas of concern have been raised in relation to PMH? (6) What action is the minister taking to ensure that PMH receives its full accreditation? Hon HELEN MORTON
(1) Will the minister confirm that Princess Margaret Hospital for Children has received national accreditation from the Australian Council of Healthcare Standards for 12 months? (2) If yes to (1), when was the accreditation granted, and when will it expire? (3) Will the minister confirm that the usual term for accreditation is three years; and, if yes, why was PMH not granted accreditation for three years? (4) Does the minister accept that when a hospital is awarded only 12 months’ accreditation, that is usually so that the hospital can address some area or areas of concern? (5) What, if any, area or areas of concern have been raised in relation to PMH? (6) What action is the minister taking to ensure that PMH receives its full accreditation? Hon HELEN MORTON
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(2) If yes to (1), when was the accreditation granted, and when will it expire? (3) Will the minister confirm that the usual term for accreditation is three years; and, if yes, why was PMH not granted accreditation for three years? (4) Does the minister accept that when a hospital is awarded only 12 months’ accreditation, that is usually so that the hospital can address some area or areas of concern? (5) What, if any, area or areas of concern have been raised in relation to PMH? (6) What action is the minister taking to ensure that PMH receives its full accreditation? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(3) Will the minister confirm that the usual term for accreditation is three years; and, if yes, why was PMH not granted accreditation for three years? (4) Does the minister accept that when a hospital is awarded only 12 months’ accreditation, that is usually so that the hospital can address some area or areas of concern? (5) What, if any, area or areas of concern have been raised in relation to PMH? (6) What action is the minister taking to ensure that PMH receives its full accreditation? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(4) Does the minister accept that when a hospital is awarded only 12 months’ accreditation, that is usually so that the hospital can address some area or areas of concern? (5) What, if any, area or areas of concern have been raised in relation to PMH? (6) What action is the minister taking to ensure that PMH receives its full accreditation? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(5) What, if any, area or areas of concern have been raised in relation to PMH? (6) What action is the minister taking to ensure that PMH receives its full accreditation? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(6) What action is the minister taking to ensure that PMH receives its full accreditation? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(2) If yes to (1), when was the accreditation granted, and when will it expire? (3) Will the minister confirm that the usual term for accreditation is three years; and, if yes, why was PMH not granted accreditation for three years? (4) Does the minister accept that when a hospital is awarded only 12 months’ accreditation, that is usually so that the hospital can address some area or areas of concern? (5) What, if any, area or areas of concern have been raised in relation to PMH? (6) What action is the minister taking to ensure that PMH receives its full accreditation? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(3) Will the minister confirm that the usual term for accreditation is three years; and, if yes, why was PMH not granted accreditation for three years? (4) Does the minister accept that when a hospital is awarded only 12 months’ accreditation, that is usually so that the hospital can address some area or areas of concern? (5) What, if any, area or areas of concern have been raised in relation to PMH? (6) What action is the minister taking to ensure that PMH receives its full accreditation? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(4) Does the minister accept that when a hospital is awarded only 12 months’ accreditation, that is usually so that the hospital can address some area or areas of concern? (5) What, if any, area or areas of concern have been raised in relation to PMH? (6) What action is the minister taking to ensure that PMH receives its full accreditation? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(5) What, if any, area or areas of concern have been raised in relation to PMH? (6) What action is the minister taking to ensure that PMH receives its full accreditation? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(6) What action is the minister taking to ensure that PMH receives its full accreditation? Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
Hon HELEN MORTON replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(1)–(2) Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is currently fully accredited until 29 April 2011. The Australian Council of Healthcare Standards will be considering a 12-month conditional accreditation prior to 29 April 2011. (3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(3) The usual period for full accreditation is four years. PMH is scheduled to be surveyed on 28 February 2012 to review the areas in which ACHS identified that improvements were needed. (4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(4) Yes. (5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
(5) The hospital received an “advanced completion within 60 Days”—an AC60—on 18 March 2011, in which the surveyors recommended that PMH — … develop a program of performance indicator (or other valuation tool) monitoring that enables staff and management in leadership positions to assess and clearly demonstrate that the quality of services in their portfolios are being regularly evaluated and improved. However, ACHS indicated that there were no recommendations regarding patient safety, and it acknowledged good clinical practice at PMH. (6) The Child and Adolescent Health Service has already made a number of improvements to address the areas ACHS identified. These include: the establishment of internally focused and agreed health service–wide key performance indicators, clinical and corporate; the allocation of resources to ensure the health service can provide the necessary evidence at the February 2012 survey that quality improvement was indeed a major focus; and review and restructure of the role and function of clinical and corporate governance committees across the Child and Adolescent Health Service according to the AC60 recommendations.
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