ACSA accreditation for Southport and Ormskirk hospitals

Southport and Ormskirk hospitals have been accredited under the prestigious Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) demonstrating their commitment to patient safety and excellence of care.  

ACSA is the RCoA’s peer-reviewed scheme that promotes quality improvement and the highest standards of anaesthetic service. To receive accreditation, departments are expected to demonstrate high standards in areas such as patient experience, patient safety and clinical leadership. 

ACSA lead, Dr Mohammed Junaidu said: 

“We are very pleased and proud of our ACSA accreditation. It has been two long years of hard work and perseverance. It brought the department together towards achieving a common goal and purpose. Our updated guidelines and quality improvement projects undertaken during the accreditation process, will help the department to provide better patient care and ultimately improve on patient safety. We are also reassured that the good service we provide, has been peer reviewed and confirmed to be of the highest national standard”.

Dr Claire Shannon, Royal College of Anaesthetists Council Member, said:  

“I would like to offer my personal congratulations to the entire anaesthetic department on achieving ACSA accreditation. It is very impressive to see the commitment and approach of the whole department to sustaining their standards. They have demonstrated their ability and passion for providing the best possible care for their patients. 

“Patient safety is at the heart of what we do as a Medical Royal College. The quality improvement demonstrated during the accreditation process has helped the department manage the immense tasks presented to them by COVID-19 and the resumption of normal services.    

“It was impressive to see the innovative practices taking place at the hospital, and the excellent commitment from all staff during the process. As well as meeting the standards, the department demonstrated many areas of excellent advanced practice that have now been highlighted for sharing through the ACSA network.”