Accreditation
Registration & Accreditation
The Portland Hospital is registered with the Care Quality Commission who inspect us in all we do against their robust standards structure and National Minimum Standards.
Please click here for the most recent Care Quality Commission report.
We have participated in and achieved accreditation with the CHKS Healthcare Accreditation and Quality Unit (formally Health Quality Service accreditation scheme & previously Kings Fund Organisational Audit) since the 1990's which is an additional, voluntary accreditation.
In 2009 the Portland Hospital successfully retained its accreditation with CHKS and also gained accreditation with ISO 9001/200.
Every year the hospital will have a monitoring visit to ensure that the standards for CHKS & ISO are still met.
CHKS This is a quality assurance tool for independent organisations which sets out a framework of standards which need to be in place to ensure the capacity to provide high quality service and to ensure that this is consistently reproducible.
ISO 9001/2000 This is reviewed in conjunction with CHKS standards and is also another way of ensuring that quality systems are in place.
Consultants using the Portland Hospital
Consultants have to apply for Practicing Privileges at The Portland Hospital.
Criteria they are required to meet include:
- Consultant in NHS
- GMC certificate
- GMC specialist registration
- Professional indemnity insurance
- CRB clearance
- Interview with CEO
- Approval by Medical Advisory Committee of The Portland Hospital
