The Australasian Association for Quality in Health Care (AAQHC) is a group of professionals working to improve quality and safety in Australia and New Zealand.

Our founding members were specialists in quality assurance and medical records. Since our inception in 1990, we have expanded our membership base to include all sectors including community and aged care. Our vision and missions is to be the voice for safety and quality in the healthcare sector and a key source of training, accreditation and information for professionals. Our constitution, governing body manual and policies can be read below.

Ensuring best care is provided every day - and being accreditation ready every day

The Australian health care industry is constantly in the public eye, and rightfully so. COVID 19 may have turned up the focus on our industry, but prior to these events there were many news stories about the quality of health, community and aged care services. Regardless of our roles, healthcare professionals should aim to deliver high quality safe care and services every day, and build from our learning along the way.

Australia's mandatory accreditation programs challenge us to identify and manage clinical and operational risks, and find initiatives to improve care outcomes. In our industry, the best staff are equipped to review problems and address them effectively, disseminate new findings and information, and develop skills and knowledge.

In an Australian context, delivering high quality care is also about addressing equity in health and making sure benefits from technology and new research are shared. We need to consider changing demographics, cultural differences in our community, and the privacy issues that come with data collection and management. Recent high profile examples such as the Royal Commission into Aged Care and the launch of My Health Record have highlighted the role safety and quality can play in building trust with the community.