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PublicationsStandardsThe new QIC Health and Community Services Standards 6th Edition are available for purchase in pdf or hard copy. To order, download the QIC Publications Order Form With the 6th Edition, QIC moved from a 2 tier system (Core Standards + Service Specific Standards) to a 1 tier system, with a single set of generic standards. We still have stocks of 5th Edition Service Specific Standards if you want to use them for reference purposes - obtain through the Order Form. The Health and Community Services Standards 6th EditionThere are18 Standards covering functions common to all human services organisations, divided into three groupings:
The standards document comprises a useful Introduction describing main features, and there is a Glossary of Terms, as well as the Standards themselves. QIC Health and Community Services Standards 6th Edition summary Section 1 Building quality organisations Standard 1.1 Governance Standard 1.2 Management systems Standard 1.3 Human resources Standard 1.4 Physical resources Standard 1.5 Financial management Standard 1.6 Knowledge management Standard 1.7 Risk assessment and management Standard 1.8 Legal and regulatory compliance Standard 1.9 Safety and Quality integration Section 2 Providing quality services and programs Standard 2.1 Assessing and planning Standard 2.2 Focusing on positive outcomes Standard 2.3 Ensuring cultural safety and appropriateness Standard 2.4 Confirming consumer rights Standard 2.5 Coordinating services and programs Section 3 Sustaining quality external relationships Standard 3.1 Service agreements and partnerships Standard 3.2 Collaboration and strategic positioning Standard 3.3 Incorporation and contribution to good practice Standard 3.4 Community and professional capacity building. QIC endorsed standardsQIC also recognises a range of standards owned by other bodies including governments and peak bodies. Recognition (called 'endorsement') enables sector or service specific standards to be used in conjunction with QIC's Health and Community Services Standards for accreditation purposes. Copies of QIC endorsed standards should be sourced from their owners. Click here for a list of QIC endorsed standards.
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