Two hospitals resume hospital accreditation this year

Six Mainland experts attended a briefing session at the Head Office, PYNEH and PWH early this year.

In response to the announcement of resumption of hospital accreditation in 2022 and 2023 Policy Address, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (PYNEH) and Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH) are the pilot hospitals to undergo hospital accreditation in this October and December respectively. Since China’s International Hospital Accreditation Standards (2021 Version) (CIHA) is a new accreditation system, Head Office has arranged a briefing session and invited six experts from Shenzhen Hospital Accreditation Research Center (SHARC) to share with colleagues the CIHA standards.

A training programme was held for local founding surveyors to familiarise with the CIHA standards and survey process.

A training programme was held for local founding surveyors to familiarise with the CIHA standards and survey process.

Deliberating with SHARC on local customisation

The resumption of hospital accreditation is to ensure the hospitals continually attain international standards. Given the variation in healthcare system and practices between Hong Kong and the Mainland, Head Office and Hong Kong experts have been working closely with the Mainland experts on customisation of criteria on Hong Kong setting.

Hospitals could choose Chinese or English to prepare for the hospital accreditation. Prior to the on-site survey, PYNEH and PWH will have two consultancy visits, during which SHARC experts will provide preliminary assessment and guidance to the hospitals. Besides, Head Office will organise topic workshops to enhance colleagues’ understanding to CIHA.

To know more, please visit HA intranet’s Resumption of Hospital Accreditation webpage (below picture) and feel free to leave a message via “Talk to Us” on the webpage.