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Standards and Accreditation of ServicesStandardsIn January 2010, the Faculty announced the launch of standards of performance for occupational health services. These standards were developed by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine in partnership with a multidisciplinary, multi-agency stakeholder group. The purpose of the project was to define the standards and minimum requirements that would apply to occupational health services that participate in the UK voluntary accreditation scheme and to provide occupational health services with a framework for quality assurance. The Faculty, in conjunction with the stakeholder partners, encouraged all occupational health services – in both the NHS and the private sector – to familiarise themselves with the standards, and to work towards complying with them during 2010. The plan was that, during 2010, the Faculty would be developing an accreditation system to underpin the standards, with a view to becoming operational in early 2010. AccreditationWork on the concomitant accreditation scheme has since been underway and SEQOHS (Safe, Effective, Quality Occupational Health Services) is due to be launched at the conference, Promoting quality in occupational health – how can we do better? on 1 December 2010. Details and booking form. Further information, for those interested in becoming accredited or becoming an assessor, is available at www.seqohs.org. |
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