Quality Improvement Awards

There are three (3) QI Award categories:

Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety

The Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety Award recognises innovation and demonstrated quality improvement in the delivery of safe, effective consumer / patient care.

Previous winning submissions in this category have included:

Integrated modern hybrid healthcare model – to achieve access to primary care and evidence-based healthcare services
The implementation of a system to better manage dialysis access
A system to reduce the waiting time in an Emergency Department

Sustainable Healthcare and Service Delivery

^{*This category was previously named ‘Non-Clinical Service Delivery’.}

The Sustainable Healthcare and Service Delivery Award acknowledges demonstrated outcomes in non-clinical service delivery, improvement and innovation in sustainable healthcare, environmental sustainability, patient / consumer services, and organisation-wide practice. This includes services provided by community and allied health.

Previous winning submissions in this category have included:

Harnessing Byproduct Water: Advancing Sustainable Water Management in Local Community
Paediatric Dental Pretend Play – An Innovative approach for reducing children’s anxiety toward dental appointments
Effective Change Management Program on Infectious Waste and Segregation

Healthcare Measurement

This category recognises organisations which have measured an aspect of clinical management and/or outcome of care, taken appropriate action in response to that measurement, and demonstrated improved consumer / patient care and organisational performance upon further measurement.

Previous winning submissions in this category have included:

Incidence of Metabolic bone Disease after implementation of Bone Protective Nutritional Strategies – a prospective cohort study
Taking staff influenza vaccination rates to a record level
Development of an integrated performance management system

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Who is eligible to enter?

Entry is open to all current Members of the ACHS International.
The ACHSI QI Awards are open to private and public organisations, large and small healthcare facilities internationally.
Projects that have been entered in other awards are eligible to be entered in the ACHSI QI Awards 2025.
Your application MUST relate to a quality improvement activity that has been implemented within the last two (2) years, at your organisation.
All entrants agree to the publication and distribution of their submission(s) by ACHSI.

Submissions close on Monday 8 September (5.00pm AEST) (GMT+10:00).

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