Links

Australia

Quality in health and community services:

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

Institute for Healthy Communities Limited (IHCA - QIC licensed provider)

Quality Improvement Health and Community Services Accreditation (QICSA - QIC licensed provider)

Quality Management Services (QMS - QIC licensed provider)

The Australian Association for Quality in Health Care

Australian Patient Safety Foundation

Community Sector:

‘Our community’ website – developmental material for community organisations

Primary Health Care:

Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Primary Health Care Research and Information Service (PHC RIS)

Health sector generally

Australian College of Health Service Executives

Australian Healthcare Association

Consumer issues:

National Resource Centre for Consumer Participation in Health

Health Issues Centre

New Zealand

Te Wana Quality Programme (QIC licensed provider)

Canada

Community Organisational Health (community health accreditation body)

United Kingdom

Healthcare Commission (government healthcare quality coordinating body)

National Patient Safety Agency

United States of America

Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

Institute for Health Improvement

Institute of Medicine

Quality generally:

American Society for Quality

Other international

International Society for Quality in Health Care