EQuIP 4 - Adopted by Australian Council on Healthcare Standards

After a lengthy and highly consultative development phase, August 2006 saw the release of EQuIP 4th edition; the accreditation standards from the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS).

Commencing in November 2004, the review of EQuIP 3rd edition and development of EQuIP 4 began with an examination of the relevant literature and a comparison of the EQuIP standards and criteria with those of the UK, Canada, the USA, New Zealand, Ireland, France and Japan. The ACHS established over ten different working groups as well as reference panels, expert advisory groups and focus groups throughout Australia for specific topics in addition to other consultative forums and pilot studies. The final version of EQuIP 4 was subsequently adopted by the Board in May 2006.

About The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS)
The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation, dedicated to improving the quality of health care in Australia through continual review of performance, assessment and accreditation.

ACHS accreditation standards have been reviewed 13 times before the introduction of EQuIP in 1996 and, including this latest review, four times since.

You can find out more about EQuIP 4 from the the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) web site.