Benefits of Accreditation
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"...Accreditation is absolutely essential to ensure quality of supply" |
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"...[ISAS] An established service accreditation programme offers a clear way to demonstrate a provider’s ability to deliver Department of HealthHonorary Professor of Radiology, University of East Anglia and Norfolk & Norwich University, March 2012 |
ISAS, the patient-focused accreditation scheme is designed to strengthen arrangements within diagnostic imaging services so that they are able to deliver better health outcomes, improved efficiencies and continuous quality improvements.
Benefits Cited by Accredited Diagnostic Imaging Service Provider Organisations:
“…Wide recognition and confidence that our service’s team deliver a high standard and high quality
care to our patients.”
Dr. Graham Hoadley, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
“…We believe we deliver a safer quality service to our patients. But it has been hard work.”
Dr. Melanie Hiorns, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust
“…I was personally impressed by the thoroughness and rigor of the [ISAS] assessment process and also the emphasis on ensuring that we were truly patient focused.”
Dr. Jane Collins, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust
“…Achievement of ISAS confirms that we deliver a high standard of service to our patients. It acts as motivation for us to continually improve … to ensure patients receive the best level of care possible.”
Dr. Sarah Gurney, Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
“...This accreditation provides additional assurance to everyone using the hospital that they are receiving high quality, safe and effective services.”
Stephen Graves, West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust
“…Support to develop a meaningful balanced scorecard to assist us to regularly monitor our performance and continuously improve our service.”
Nigel Beeton, West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust
“…Increased productivity and efficiency.”
Peter Sharpe, Cobalt Unit Appeal Fund
“…ISAS helped us discover ways of improving and then ensuring we continue to improve.”
Peter Sharpe, Cobalt Unit Appeal Fund
“…Service differentiation and competitive edge.”
Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal, 4 Ways Healthcare Ltd
“…Increased confidence that our service will be able to comply with other national requirements, in particular Care Quality Commission’s requirements.”
Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal, 4 Ways Healthcare Ltd