Hospital Post Accreditation

Hospitals seeking accreditation for General Surgery training posts must apply through the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), with accreditation administered in Aotearoa New Zealand by NZAGS.

Accreditation applies to both:

• New hospitals seeking approval for SET General Surgery training, and
• Existing hospitals requesting accreditation for additional training posts.

How to Apply

Applications for hospital or post accreditation must be submitted using the RACS website.

https://www.surgeons.org/trainees/training-post-accreditation

Please note that while accreditation fees are approved by RACS, the fees charged by NZAGS in New Zealand are lower than those published on the RACS website.

Requests for new accreditations—either for a hospital or individual posts—must be submitted to NZAGS by 31 January of the year in which the post is required.

For example, if a training post is intended to commence in December of a given year, the completed application must be received by 31 January of that same year.

Accreditation Criteria and Process

Detailed information about:

• Accreditation criteria
• Application requirements
• Review and inspection processes

is outlined in the RACS publication:

Accreditation of Hospitals and Posts for Surgical Education and Training
(published by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons)

Accredited SET General Surgery Training Hospitals (New Zealand)

Hospital Accreditation and Trainee Feedback Regulations

Hospital accreditation and ongoing quality assurance are governed by the Hospital Accreditation and Trainee Feedback Regulations.

These Regulations set out:

• The terms and conditions for assessment and accreditation of General Surgery training posts
• The process for collecting and considering trainee feedback on accredited posts
• Requirements for maintaining training standards and supervision quality