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Royal Darwin Hospital is accredited under the Australian Council on Healthcare
Standards (ACHS) - a private non-profit independent organisation formed by representatives
from the Victorian Branch of the Australian Hospitals Association and the NSW
branch of the Australian Medical Association in 1974. |
The
ACHS was established because there was a need to formalise systems within hospitals,
in three main areas - they being in hospital accreditation, credentialling of
medical staff and the assuring and improving of quality in care and services.
By gaining ACHS accreditation Royal Darwin Hospital has demonstrated
to its patients its commitment to continuing quality improvement. Patients have
the assurance that RDH has complied with the exacting standards laid down by the
ACHS.
In addition to the ACHS accreditation, different parts of Royal
Darwin Hospital have received accreditation from professional associations in
their fields.
Emergency Medicine
The Department of Emergency
Medicine is accredited by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
for advanced training (ie to train specialists in emergency medicine).
Paediatrics
The Department of Paediatrics
is also accredited by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. This accreditation
was upgraded in 2001 to two years for basic paediatric training, including six
months in community paediatrics.
Intensive Care
The Intensive
Care Unit received accreditation in 1998 from the Faculty of Intensive Care of
the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. This means the Unit is
recognised as a training unit for doctors specialising in Intensive Care.
Anaesthetics
The Anaesthetic Department is accredited for training of anaesthetic
specialists by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.
Pathology
Royal Darwin Hospital's Pathology Department as a whole - and its individual
sections - is accredited under National Association of Testing Authorities. This
is a national accreditation which shows that the Department is above the national
standard in pathology testing.
