Allied Health Services
Allied and specialised health services play a key role in the delivery of safe and quality focused care across Australia’s healthcare system. To support allied and specialised health services to achieve and maintain minimum standards of safety and quality, increase consumer confidence and trust, and enhance business efficiencies, QIP offers a number of tailored accreditation solutions.
QIP provides accreditation for a variety of allied and specialised health service providers across Australia to reassure patients and consumers of their high standards of safety and quality. All hospitals, day procedure services, most public dental services across Australia, and licensed cosmetic medical and surgical facilities in New South Wales are required to be accredited.
QIP accredits across a wide spectrum of allied and specialised health services.
These services include, but are not limited to:
Allied Health
- Audiology and Hearing Services
- Optometry and Ophthalmology
- Physiotherapy and Podiatry
- Dietetics Practices
- Osteopathy Services
- Rehabilitation and Physical or Occupational Therapy programs
- Speech Pathology, and more.
Specialised Health Services
- Cancer Screening
- Community Nursing
- Community Rehabilitation
- Bush Nursing
- Wound care, and more.
How QIP supports organisations
Tailored support
QIP has trained QIP Client Liaison Teams on hand to answer any questions clients may have about their accreditation, certification or verification. With expert knowledge of each of the standards or frameworks, evidence requirements and the self-assessment process, QIP’s Client Liaison Teams provide clients with on-going advice throughout their cycle.
QIP’s accreditation hub
The QIP accreditation hub is an online platform tailored to each client’s individual accreditation timelines and framework requirements. It includes a personalised action plan, a resource library and a number of other features to support clients throughout their accreditation journey.
Access to AccreditationPro
QIP’s online self-assessment software, known as AccreditationPro, streamlines accreditation preparation by helping clients determine their organisation’s compliance with an applicable set of Standards.
Access to online resources and education
QIP’s online Education and Resource Library, provides clients with access to a range of practical, informative and customisable resources to support organisations in complying with the relevant industry Standards.
Regular news and e-newsletters
Stay up-to-date with industry and organisational news, helpful tips and your standards information with QIP communications including periodical e-newsletters advising of any changes to processes, systems, standards or evidence requirements are released.
Highly trained assessment teams
QIP’s Assessors are highly trained and qualified peer assessors who work across the Australian health, community and human services sectors. Our team will share their knowledge and support organisations through the accreditation assessment.
Celebrating the achievement of accreditation
Achieving QIP accreditation takes dedication, team work and a commitment to continuous quality improvement. When organisations achieve their accredited, certificated or verified status, they are provided with their own 'Promotional Toolkit' filled with a number of materials to celebrate and promote this achievement.
The QIP Accredited Symbol is one way consumers and local community can be reassured that an organisation has been recognised for their commitment to delivering a safe and quality-focused service.
Become part of our online community
Join us on social media to celebrate organisation achievements made within the health, community and human services sectors and to be kept up-to-date with the latest industry news and events, including QIP and AGPAL updates.
Benfits of accreditation
Reduce business risk
Provides ongoing review, monitoring and improvement of systems, processes and culture, enabling risk management and mitigation.
Consumer confidence
Reassures consumers and the local community of an organisation’s commitment to deliver quality-focused services and care.
Quality team
Educates and engages the team in the process of quality improvement that can build a culture of quality among staff.
Industry benchmark
Offers confidence to stakeholders of the service delivery provided, and assists to meet regulatory requirements for funding incentives.
Quality improvement
Reflects a commitment to continuous quality improvements in systems, processes, policies, culture, risk management and staff management.
Enhanced services
Provides opportunities to identify areas for improvement and implement solutions to enhance patient care and service experiences.
Are the Primary and Community Healthcare Standards right for me?
The Primary and Community Healthcare Standards are designed for a diverse array of healthcare providers, and encompass services focusing on prevention, treatment, and management of illness and injury, as well as the promotion of mental and physical well-being.
To shed light on the intricacies of the Primary and Community Healthcare Standards, we hosted a webinar with esteemed speaker Margaret Banks, Director at the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare in November 2023. Click here to watch the webinar.