Accreditation

St Luke’s Hospital is committed to reviewing, achieving and maintaining accreditation standards.

What is Accreditation?

Accreditation is both a status and a process.

As a status, accreditation provides awareness that St Luke’s Hospital meets quality standards set out by the accrediting body.

As a process, accreditation reflects the fact that in achieving recognition by the accrediting body St Luke’s Hospital is committed to self-study and external review.

St Luke’s Hospital is seeking not only to meet standards rather to continuously find ways in which to enhance the quality of education and training provided.

Current Accreditation Projects:

1. National Hygiene Services Quality Review 2009
   Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
   - formerly Irish Health Services Accreditation Board (IHSAB)
2. HSE Code of Practice for Decontamination of Reusable Invasive Medical Devices (RIMD)
3. National Hospitals Office Code of Practice for Healthcare Records Management
4. Irish National Accreditation Board - INAB – Full Pathology Service

INAB Award Blood Bank

The Irish National Accreditation Board awarded the Blood Bank at St Luke’s Hospital.