ALBANY HEALTH CAMPUS —
ACCREDITATION
912. Hon COLIN HOLT to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to question without notice
900, asked yesterday by me.
(1) On what date
did the Albany Health Campus first get assessed under the ''National
Safety and Quality Health Service Standards: Second edition''?
(2) Were any
issues raised by the assessors at that time; and, if so, what were those
issues?
(3) Has the
Albany Health Campus had any further assessments since that initial assessment?
(4) Did the
Albany Health Campus operate at any time without that accreditation?
Hon ALANNA
CLOHESY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I am advised of the following.
(1) WA Country
Health Service great southern, including Albany Health Campus, was first
assessed for accreditation under version 2 of
the ''National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards''
between 18 and 22 March 2019.
(2) The initial assessment
identified some areas for improvement relating to governance and leadership.
(3) WA Country Health
Service great southern, including Albany Health Campus, underwent reassessment
on 24 and 25 July 2019 against the areas identified during the initial
assessment in March.
(4) Albany Health
Campus has been fully accredited throughout this process and following
reassessment remains fully accredited for a further three years.