To register your department, please complete the form through the ACSA portal here. A guide to registering and using the portal can be found here. Registering holds no commitment but provides the ACSA team with an indication of the scope of service you're looking to accredit. Once your registration is approved you will also gain access to the ACSA good practice library directly through your portal self-assessment form. This gives examples of good practice from departments who have had their ACSA review visit, including evidence such as policies and audits. This is a resource that is expanding over time and if we do not have an example we will try to source one from our of our accredited departments.
The portal will ask you to provide contact details for the person responsible for co-ordinating participation in ACSA at your department. We call this the ‘ACSA lead’ and they will be the person responsible for liaising with the ACSA team. Note that there can be more than one lead.
All departments seeking accreditation will be assessed against the ACSA standards. The ACSA standards contain 4 domains; 1. The care pathway, 2. Equipment, facilities and staffing, 3. Patient experience and 4. Clinical governance. Together these domains cover all aspects of general anaesthetic care provided in all hospitals in the UK and include standards that cover both adult and paediatric services.
