The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) is Australia’s largest, independent, not-for-profit healthcare accreditation provider.

ACHS’s mission is to provide a partnership approach to continuous improvement tailored to the needs of individual organisations using its expertise on standards, accreditation, education and training. ACHS offers customised training, consulting services and access to publications to support ongoing quality improvement initiatives.

ACHS supports both the national accreditation system as well as developing its own accreditation programs. It is recognised as an authority on quality improvement systems and has successfully exported its accreditation program globally to 15 countries.