Who is this course for?

Australian healthcare professionals including:

  • Executives and senior managers

  • Departmental or unit team managers

  • Patient safety specialists and quality improvement professionals

  • Frontline clinical staff

  • "Great refresher for embedding SNA in BAU. Highly recommended."

    Previous course participant

    Jo-Anne Thompson, Group Manager Clinical Governance

  • "A practical and informative session on Short Notice Accreditation Assessment. It was great to hear from the assessor perspective and to learn from the discussions in the chat from colleagues."

    Previous course participant

    Lucy Lehane, Clinical Governance Manager, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse

  • "This was an excellent session that outlined lots of elements of a short notice assessment with helpful tip tricks and resources. Participant engagement was also super helpful to share experiences and resources."

    Previous course participant

    Michelle Hilton, Director of Nursing Manager of Operations - Acute Services Rural and Remote Mental Health Services Barossa Hills Fleurieu LHN SA Health

Learning Outcomes

Develop an understanding in:

  • Understand and apply the NSQHS Standards 2nd Ed (2021) in your workplace

  • Understand the process of a short notice assessment

  • Understand the evidence required to demonstrate embedded compliance with the Standards

  • Identify your responsibility for short notice assessment.

Meet Your Presenter

Ms Yvonne McCann

Masters HSM, Grad Cert Mgt, BA (anthropology), Paed Cert, RN, RM

Accreditation Assessor

Yvonne McCann has more than 40 year's experience working at national, state, area and local health services as a clinician, educator, manager and in senior management positions.

Yvonne has worked in most Australia States in teaching, metropolitan and regional hospitals, community and health departments. She has worked in a variety of services as a frontline clinician, educator and manager. Yvonne was a participant in an Australian American Nurse Exchange program and study tour.

She has a keen interest in continuous improvement, education and workforce support. Yvonne was an ACHS Assessor for almost 15 years and also a Coordinator for 3 years during that time.

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Important Booking Information

  • Discounted Registration Fees

    Discounted fees are provided for ACHS and ACHSI Members and IA Affiliates. Please ensure your organisation is a current member of ACHS at the time of registration. If you are unsure of your organisation's membership status, please contact your Clinical Governance Unit.

  • Payments and Invoicing

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  • Cancellation Policy

    The ACHS reserves the right to cancel any program. Full registration will be refunded if a program is cancelled or oversubscribed. Cancellations received in writing more than 7 days prior to the event will be accepted and all fees refunded less 10% (ex GST) of the total cost of the training. Cancellations advised in writing within 7 days of the event will not be refunded, however, transfer of your registration to another person in your organisation or an alternative IA event for the same value is supported.

  • Support

    If you have any enquiries, please contact us at [email protected]