CASE STUDY Accreditation: How the benefits of accreditation have spread through - out an organisation and helped to improve standards and processes SUMMARY Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foun - dation Trust (CHFT) is a District General Hospital in West Yorkshire providing services at two hospital sites. Its Children’s Directorate was the first paediatric service in the UK to be awarded CHKS accreditation and ISO 9001. The accreditation shows the way services are delivered meets internationally-recognised best prac- tice requirements for delivering outstanding services for children, young people and their families. CHKS Surveyors praised the good practice of the service and highlighted several excellent areas. The accreditation process has encouraged the Trust to think more broadl

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