Independent HDANZ Certification
HDANZ is accredited by the International Society for Quality in Healthcare Ltd (ISQua) to issue certification (accreditation) against the range of New Zealand approved standards and this includes the following:
- NZS 8134: 2008 Health and Disability Services Standard (Core, Restraint Minimisation and Infection Prevention and Control)
- NZS 8153: 2002 Health Records
- NZS 8156: 2008 Ambulance and Paramedical Services Sector Standard (HDANZ is approved and endorsed by Ambulance New Zealand for dual recognition of certification of their members)
- NZS 8158: 2003 Home and Community Support Sector Standard
- NZS 8151: 2004 Accident and Medical Clinics
- NZS 8171: 2005 Allied Health Services Sector Standard
- NZS 8164: 2005 Day-stay Surgery and Procedures
Our formal Designation and Accreditation status enables us to provide independent comprehensive audits and certification (accreditation) that support health and disability services quality development. We are able to work with health and community services not covered by the "Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act" and to agree with them a package of Approved Standards that result in us issuing an independent certificate aligned with that specific health or disability service.
The outcome of this process is a 3 year certificate of achievement with a follow-up review (Surveillance Audit) usually at 12 month intervals until the re-certification. Depending on the size and type of the service the follow-up may be able to be done at the mid-point of up to 18 months.
Please contact us if you would like to know more about how HDANZ audit and certification can support your service quality. HDANZ clients also receive access to our onTrack programme.
