APC Response to the NRAS Accreditation Systems Review

Independent Review of Accreditation Systems within the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for health professions - APC Response

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This document is in response to the Accreditation Systems Review within the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS). The review began in 2016. 

As part of the consultation, we submitted a response to the Accreditation Systems Review Discussion Paper in 2017.

The purpose of this response was to provide recommendations around issues within health accreditation systems. Discussion points covered:

• improving efficiency
• relevance and responsive
• producing the future health workforce

This document outlines:

• the history of Australian Pharmacy Council (APC)
• how we work with other organisations and health professions
• our role in the NRAS for health professions
• why the NRAS is in place and how it affects public safety
• health professional education quality assurance and workforce development
• global health workforce education
• our responses to the Discussion Paper

It also explains the influence of international organisations, such as:

• the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)
• the World Health Organization (WHO)

It discusses how we collaborate with them, and why global objectives are so important. Their guidelines ensure we create a workforce responsive to local needs but connected globally.