1. Discussion on
National Accreditation
Council OR Board?
September 18, 2012
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

2. Draft | ??? NAC/NAB
• A fully independent autonomous institute
• Not-for-profit affiliation.
• The accreditation system is voluntary program offered to
the hospital with a focus is on improving the safety of
patient care
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

3. The possible members of the ‘Bangladesh Hospital
Accreditation Council or Board
1. President | General Secretary | Hospital & Diagnostic Owner Association
2. President | General Secretary | BMA [central committee]
3. President | General Secretary | BPMPA
4. Vice Chancellor | BSMMU
5. President | Vice President | BMDC
6. Chairperson | Vice Chairman | BMRC
7. President | General Secretary | Bangladesh Association of physicians
8. President | General Secretary | Bangladesh Society of surgery
9. President | General Secretary | OGSB
10. President | General Secretary | Bangladesh Pharmaceutical society
11. Director | DNS
12. President | General Secretary | CAB
13. President | General Secretary | Society of Bangladesh Hospital Administration
14. Joint Secretary Hospitals | MOHFW
15. Director Hospital & Clinics DGHS
16. Chairman / DG | Bangladesh Accreditation Board
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

4. Proposed Structure |
National Accreditation
Council/Board
Accreditation Secretariat Standards
committee committee
Technical HR & Admin Appeals Panel of
Subcommittee Committee Advisors
Finance & IT
Legal & complaint
Panel of
Training & Education
Assessor/Auditors
Media &
Communication
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

5. Permanent Membres of NAC
National Accreditation Council
Chairman and Secretary of NAC/NAB
Chairman of CEO/ Registrar of Chairman of Chairman of
Accreditation Secretariat office Appeals Standards
committee Committee committee
These Permanent members will NOT hold the position of Chairman or Secretary of NAC,
except, the Registrar of Secretariat office may act as acting chairman of NAC for a interim
period till the nomination of chairman is finalized
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

6. Panel of Advisor
1. Medicine specialist
2. Surgeon
3. Anaesthesiologist
4. Gynacologist
5. Dental surgeon
6. Nurse [Nursing Director | HOD nursing level]
7. Biomedical engineer
8. Hospital Facility Manager
9. Hospital pharmacist
10. Hospital administrator
11. Human resources Manager in hospital settings
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

7. Panel of Assessor/Auditors
1. Doctors
2. Nurses
3. Hospital administrators
4. Hospital pharmacists
5. Lead auditors from ISO
6. Facility and environment specialists | Biomedical engineers
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

8. Appeal committee
1. President /Vice President BCPS, Dhaka
2. A Justice
3. Hospital Administrator
4. Dean | medical faculty of Dhaka University
5. Representative from DGSH [Director Level]
Note: all the committee members are involved voluntarily and honorarium will be
provided as per committee meeting. Each committee will structure with a chairman,
Vice- chairman and a coordinator support from secretariat office. Each committee
will establish a committee charter or TOR for smooth functioning.
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)

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