Preparing for accreditation, certification, or verification can sometimes feel overwhelming. Working across Australia's health and community services sectors, QIP Consulting has extensive experience and a strong track record in supporting organisations to become "accreditation ready" against various industry standards and frameworks.
QIP Consulting offers health and community consulting services for everything from GP accreditation or medical practice accreditation, medical practice setup, and accreditation and quality assistance for health service organisations such as hospitals, day procedure services, and allied health. We also provide National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) certification or verification consultancy and support for a range of other accreditation needs.
Whether you're starting your accreditation journey, need assistance with non-compliance, or require extra support with re-accreditation or multi-accreditation, our team is here to help.
QIP Consulting can assist your team in understanding and resourcing your accreditation requirements, meeting the evidence obligations of your accreditation framework, and preparing for assessments or audits.
If you're new to the market or unsure which framework would bring the most value to your organisation, QIP Consulting can work with you to identify the best way forward.
Standards and frameworks
Having worked with numerous health and community organisations across all states and territories of Australia, QIP Consulting has extensive knowledge and experience across the following national standards and frameworks:
- Aged Care Quality Standards
- Australian Service Excellence Standards (ASES)
- ISO 9001:2015
- Multi-Purpose Services Program (MPS) Aged Care Accreditation Standards
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and NDIS Practice Standards
- National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health Service Standards
- National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards
- National Safety and Quality Mental Health Standards for Community Managed Organisations
- National Safety and Quality Primary and Community Health Care Standards
- National Standards for Mental Health Services (NSMHS)
- QIC Health and Community Services Standards
- RACGP Standards for after-hours and medical deputising services
- RACGP Standards for health services in Australian prisons
- Rainbow Tick Standards
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioner (RACGP) Standards for general practices
- Suicide Prevention Australia Standards for Quality Improvements.
Accreditation support services
Our team offers health and community organisations a range of industry-specific accreditation services to help management and executives guide their teams towards achieving accreditation, quality assurance, and improvements in quality and safety.
Whether you need help with one component of your accreditation or guidance from start to finish, our service offerings cover every stage of the accreditation process to make planning and implementation as stress-free as possible.
Look at our most popular accreditation services below and contact our team to learn more or discuss your specific requirements.
Road to accreditation
A start-to-finish support package designed to assist general practices, hospitals, health service organisations, and community organisations with document creation, task delegation, and meeting accreditation deadlines.
We educate your team to understand compliance requirements and integrate best practices into daily operations.
Guiding your team throughout the accreditation process, QIP Consulting helps you become "accreditation ready."
Document review and creation
Our team will review your business’s current policies and procedures, operational workflows, and templates to identify areas for improvement. Reviews can be conducted on-site or remotely.
We align your documents with new legislation, changes to industry standards, or workplace operations.
If anything is missing, we will support your team in developing the required documents.
Gap assessment
One of our most popular accreditation services, a gap assessment involves an on-site mock assessment of your organisation by our experienced consultants.
We find this particularly beneficial for practices working towards general practice accreditation, as it helps calm staff nerves before an official assessment.
Consultants will check your compliance against each indicator and identify areas for improvement. Additionally, you will receive a detailed report and action plan to keep you on track for your upcoming accreditation assessment.
Executive and staff mentoring
QIP Consulting’s expert consultants offer a wealth of knowledge, insights, and expertise to motivate, support, and develop teams or individuals.
We provide short- or long-term mentoring for various roles across the health and community sectors.
Whether team members are new to a role, looking for improvement opportunities, or expanding responsibilities, QIP Consulting can guide them through professional development.
Mentoring is available for all levels, from board executives to entry-level staff.
Policy and procedure development
Whether your business requires new documents from scratch or updates to existing policies and procedures, our flexible development packages are tailored to your needs.
We take the time to customise policies and procedures to your workplace environment, ensuring alignment with relevant legislation, daily processes, and industry standards while adhering to best practice requirements.
Multi-accreditation streamlining
Navigating multiple accreditation requirements can be complex. QIP Consulting simplifies the process by aligning standards, reducing duplication, and streamlining documentation for seamless multi-accreditation. Our expert consultants help organisations integrate compliance frameworks efficiently, ensuring consistency across different regulatory bodies while minimising administrative burden. Speak to our team to optimise your multi-accreditation journey.
Medication safety package
Medication mismanagement incidents in Australia are unfortunately higher than we would like.
To strengthen your medication safety systems, this package provides your team with documentation, mentoring, and audits.
We guide you through best practice systems to ensure medication safety processes meet the highest standards and comply with all legislative and accreditation requirements.
Quality assurance
Our quality assurance service supports your team throughout the maintenance phase of the accreditation cycle.
We offer varying levels of support, from complete coordination to quarterly check-ins, and provide auditing tools and registers to track quality improvements.
We work with you to identify gaps in your systems and processes, supplying an action plan that outlines the necessary work and timelines for achieving accreditation.
Self-assessment support
Is your organisation undergoing accreditation but struggling with specific areas? Or do you need guidance through the entire self-assessment process?
QIP Consulting’s accreditation experts provide tailored, on-site or remote assistance to help you understand and respond to each relevant assessment requirement.
We also provide detailed reports and action plans to guide your team on the next steps of your accreditation journey.