Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.
Doc No.: PD2005_585
Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Governance and Service Delivery
Summary
Provides an overarching, coherent framework for managing the quality of health services in a systematic way in New South Wales. Focusing on the quality of clinical care, accountability for the quality of health care, principles for managing the quality of health services, organisational focus for quality activities and reporting, while recognising the essential role of health care professionals in quality improvement. The document describes he infrastructure needed to facilitate the state-wide coordination, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and feedback on health care quality and establishes a means by which lessons learnt can be shared across the health system.
Date of Publication: 20 May 2005
Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Quality and Safety
This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Community Health Centres, NSW Ambulance Service, NSW Dept of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals
Audience: ALL
Distributed to: Public Health System, NSW Department of Health
Review Date: 20 May 2010
File No: 05/2826
Previous reference: Issued in 1999 not by circular
Status: Active
File link: Quality of Health Services in New South Wales - a framework for managing - issued 1999
File size: 280Kb
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