Has the sector been consulted about the development of the Common Standards and the National Quality Reporting Framework?
Yes, the sector has been consulted twice: In April-June 2007 about Options 3 and 4, the Common Standards and their Expected Outcomes in their then state of development and the proposed CQI reporting approach. Both background information and a series of questions about the project, the Standards and their Outcomes and the reporting approach were contained in a paper entitled Streamlining Quality Reporting that was available on the Department of Health and Ageing’s website and that was also distributed to the State and Territory jurisdictions. 128 responses were received from the sector. In September-October 2007 about the Minimum Performance Criteria (MPC) developed after the first consultation. The MPC are the criteria which service providers must satisfy to demonstrate they have achieved the Standards’ Expected Outcomes. The Standards with their newly drafted MPC were uploaded to the Departmental website. Flyers about the consultation and the availability of the MPC on the website wer
