Partner Organisations

Clinical Excellence Queensland

Queensland Health’s Clinical Excellence Queensland partners with health services, clinicians and consumers to drive measurable improvements in patient care through its continual pursuit of safety, quality and overall excellence. Priority areas include clinician engagement; service improvement; clinical workforce development; governance; integrating care; patient experience; safety and quality; measuring care and the digital agenda.

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards

The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) is Australia’s leading healthcare assessment and accreditation provider. ACHS is an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving quality and inspiring excellence in health care. We accredit organisations according to either government standards, or our own established standards.

ACT Health

The ACT Health Directorate (ACT Health) aims to deliver the best possible healthcare and health-related services in Australia, through its public hospitals – Calvary Hospital and Canberra Hospital; Community Health; Mental Health ACT; Capital Region Cancer Service; Aged Care and Rehabilitation Service and Population Health, including the Health Protection Service. Health Directorate’s core Values of Care, Excellence, Collaboration and Integrity are central to the way they work.

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) was initially established in 2006 by the Australian, state and territory governments to lead and coordinate national improvements in safety and quality in health care.  The Commission is a government agency that leads and coordinates national improvements in safety and quality in health care across Australia. Our aim is to support healthcare professionals, organisations and policy makers who work with patients and carers.

Australian College of Nursing

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is the pre-eminent and national leader of the nursing profession and a community of dynamic and passionate nurses. We are committed to our intent of advancing nurse leadership to enhance the health care of all Australians.

Our membership, events and higher education services allow nurses at all levels to stay informed, connected and inspired. We are excited to lead change and create a strong, collective voice for our profession by bringing together thousands of extraordinary nurses from across the country.

Clinical Excellence Commission

The primary focus of the CEC has been to promote and support improved clinical care, safety and quality across the NSW public health system, and to meet functions specified by the Minister for Health. Monitoring processes and performance, to provide assurance of clinical quality and safety improvement at a system-wide level, has been a central and distinct role of the CEC. The CEC has gained local, national and international recognition by developing and driving programs and initiatives in collaboration with clinicians, managers, consumers and health service partners.

Queensland Health - Clinical Knowledge Network

The Clinical Knowledge Network (CKN) is Queensland Health’s statewide medical, nursing, pharmacy, and allied health sciences online library. CKN provides clinicians with access to the state’s most extensive and authoritative collection of evidence-based clinical knowledge resources, directly supporting clinical decision-making, patient care, safety, clinical innovation, medical research, and staff training.

Gold Coast Health

Gold Coast Health aims to be recognised as a centre of excellence for world-class healthcare. Our purpose is to provide compassionate, sustainable and highly reliable healthcare to the Gold Coast community. Our Always Care philosophy underpins our commitment to ensuring person-centred care is at the heart of everything we do, fuelling our agenda to transform lives through healthcare innovation.

Griffith University

Griffith University is home to one of Australia’s largest health faculties. Ranked No. 1 nationally for nursing and midwifery and No. 2 for dentistry and oral sciences*. We recognise that the healthcare system of the future will be built through innovation. That’s why we’ve invested in world-class research, cutting-edge learning facilities and some of Australia’s most highly awarded academics. We’re proud to be leading the way towards a healthier future for all.

*Tied ranking, 2023 Shanghai Ranking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

Health Consumers Queensland

Health Consumers Queensland is the State peak organisation supporting involvement of consumers and carers in the design and delivery of healthcare services to the community. Since 2008, we have worked to enable and empower consumers from diverse communities to partner effectively with the healthcare system to influence and improve better outcomes for all Queenslanders. 

Health Quality and Safety Commission

The Health Quality & Safety Commission works with clinicians, providers and consumers to improve health and disability support services. Our vision is a world-class and patient-centred health care and disability support system in New Zealand. It’s about doing the right thing – and doing it right. Our priority is to reduce patient harm from healthcare associated infections, surgery, medication and falls. Our programme areas include medication safety, infection prevention and control, adverse events, reducing harm from falls, health quality evaluation, consumer engagement, reducing perioperative harm and mortality review.

Northern Territory Department of Health

Northern Territory Department of Health’s key focus is to achieve the best health and wellbeing for all Territorians through the development, management and performance of the public health system. The Department of Health is responsible for strategic leadership and funding; system-wide policy development and planning; and system governance, performance and accountability.

PHN National Improvement Network Collaborative

PHN National Improvement Network Collaboration (NINCo) established in 2018, is a pioneering initiative aimed at enhancing quality improvement (QI) in Australia’s primary healthcare. By fostering collaboration across 31 Primary Health Networks (PHNs), the collaborative provides a nationally recognised, consistent evidence-based approach to continuous improvement by encouraging collaboration, standardisation and innovation to enhance capability building across Australia’s PHNs. The objective is to build a resilient, data-driven healthcare system that consistently delivers improved patient outcomes. Through comprehensive training programs, evidence-based QI, and a strong emphasis on sustainability, NINCo is building capability for healthcare improvement nationwide.

Princess Alexandra Hospital | Metro South Health

Princess Alexandra Hospital is a tertiary health care centre, providing care in most major adult specialties. PAH is nationally recognised for expertise in trauma management, liver and kidney transplants, Gamma Knife, and cancer care. PAH is Australia’s first large public digital hospital and is a leading academic and research health centre.

Queensland University of Technology

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a major Australian university with a global reputation and a real-world focus. QUT Faculty of Health provides high-quality learning and teaching experiences for students and undertakes transformative research that bridges the gap between science and better health through a focus on evidence, innovation and real outcomes.

Safer Care Victoria

Established in January 2017, Safer Care Victoria (SCV) works with patients, families and carers, clinicians and health services to monitor and improve the quality and safety of care delivered across in the Victorian health system. SCV’s mission is outstanding healthcare for all Victorians. Always.

SA Health

SA Health is committed to protecting and improving the health of all South Australians by providing leadership in health reform, public health services, health and medical research, policy development and planning, with an increased focus on well being, illness prevention, early intervention and quality care.

Tasmanian Department of Health

The Tasmanian Department of Health improves, promotes, protects and maintains the health, safety and wellbeing of Tasmanians through service planning, managing, procuring and delivering high quality health services.

WA Health

The Department of Health is a Western Australian government department responsible for regulating and advancing health within the state. It manages a system of multiple Health Service Providers (HSPs) which make up Western Australia’s public health system, and is collectively referred to as WA Health. WA Health covers a state which spans over 2.5 million square kilometres, making it the world’s largest single health authority by area.