Accreditation

Royal Perth Bentley Group (RPBG) participates in the Australian Commission on Safety & Quality in Healthcare, National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards Program with assessments conducted by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS), a leading healthcare accreditation agency.

RPBG achieved accreditation status against the NSQHS Standards in 2022 and is currently accredited until October 2025. Accreditation assessments are an external review of our systems, processes and performance against the eight NSQHS standards. These standards include:

• Clinical Governance Standard
• Partnering with Consumers Standard
• Preventing and Controlling Infections Standard
• Medication Safety Standard
• Comprehensive Care Standard
• Communicating for Safety Standard
• Blood Management Standard
• Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration Standard

Accreditation assessments occur in 3 year cycles and are an opportunity for staff to showcase all the good work they are doing to provide high quality care to our patients.