NHS Tayside earns Scotland’s first UKAS accreditation for paediatric audiology (IQIPS)

UKAS accreditation is recognised throughout the healthcare sector as providing an important and impartial evaluation of quality of care

The UKAS accreditation award was made to the Audiology Department at NHS Tayside and covers both adult and paediatric audiology services delivered at four hospitals in Dundee, Perth and Brechin.

Jointly launched by The Royal College of Physicians and UKAS in 2012, IQIPS is a professionally-led accreditation scheme, designed to improve the quality of care, safety and service for patients undergoing physiological tests, examinations and procedures. 

On receiving the award, Laura Turton, Audiology Head of Service at NHS Tayside said:

“Achieving IQIPS accreditation has been years in the making, and we are proud to say that we are the only department in Scotland to have obtained this level of recognition. It is down to the dedication of the entire team as we wanted to evidence our commitment to quality for our patients.”

Congratulating NHS Tayside on its achievement Laura Booth, Operations Accreditation Specialist for Healthcare supported by Melissa McDermott the Technical Focus Person for IQIPS at UKAS said:

“The purpose of the IQIPS standard is to ensure that healthcare providers deliver physiological services that are accurate, effective, safe, efficient, responsive, accessible and sustainable.  Achieving UKAS IQIPS accreditation highlights NHS Tayside Audiology’s dedication to continuous improvement and ensuring the highest standards in physiological services.  This is a significant milestone in demonstrating its commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.”

Accreditation for IQIPS is assessed against standards which address five quality domains of Patient Experience, Clinical, Safety, Facilities, Resources and Workforce, and Leadership and Management.

Currently, around 70 health care providers across the UK are accredited under the IQIPS programme, with over 100 differing disciplines participating in the scheme, improving the quality of physiology services for hundreds of thousands of patients each year.

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