Welcome to the 29th Annual ACHS Quality Improvement (QI) Awards 2026 submission page

The ACHS Quality Improvement (QI) Awards acknowledge healthcare organisations that achieve excellence and innovation in clinical care, organisation-wide practice, service delivery, sustainable healthcare, environmental sustainability, and performance measurement. The QI Awards provide ACHS Accreditation and Clinical Indicator Program members with the opportunity to share patient-focused innovation and communicate their quality improvement achievements to the healthcare industry.

The QI Awards are open to submissions from all current members of the ACHS accreditation and Clinical Indicator Programs.

Judging is conducted with separate expert panels of three judges for each of the QI Awards categories:

• Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety
• Sustainable Healthcare and Service Delivery
• Healthcare Measurement

Each judging panel consists of an ACHS Councillor, an ACHS assessor, and a representative from an ACHS member organisation.

To submit an entry please use the QI Awards Submission Form available to download via the ACHS QI Awards page (ACHS QI Awards | ACHS). Please upload this form and any relevant supporting documents via the green SUBMIT AN ENTRY link on this page.

Please note: As your project may touch on multiple award categories, please review the definitions of each category and the instructions outlined in the submission guidelines to ensure you submit to the QI Award category that best aligns with your project’s primary goal.

Submissions will close on Friday, 4th September 2026 at 5pm (AEDT)

For further information on the QI Awards, please email the ACHS Healthcare Standards Team qi.award@achs.org.au or phone +61 (0)2 8218 2786.