QHA Trent is proud to offer Accreditation Plus. This service enables enhanced, more detailed accreditation for particular services you may offer. We recommend this as a way of promoting your state-ofthe- art flagship services. We have detailed standards led by expert surveyors in the fields of:

• Ophthalmic services


• Cardiology


• Oncology


• Medical imaging


• Assisted conception

We would be happy to discuss arrangements for Accreditation Plus for these services if you wish.

Costs and charges
QHA Trent believes in transparency in charging.

Calculating the overall cost (including fees, surveyor flight costs & surveyor living expenses) associated with a typical first survey (with an included pre-survey visit) of a hospital or polyclinic, delivered entirely by UKsourced experts:

When surveying a hospital or a clinic with beds, the charges incurred take into account a number of factors, including:

• the number of beds in the hospital or


• the number of surveyors needed and the number of days the survey will take (which, in turn, are based on the size of the hospital)


• public versus private ownership of the hospital


• any optional services requested


• the fees charged by QHA Trent

Prices for working with clinics without beds will be subject to a different scale of fees.

The Total cost for a QHA Trent survey = the sum of (1) + (2) + (3) + (4) (+/- (5))

(1) QHA Trent’s fee for arranging the pre-survey visit: see below
(2) QHA Trent’s fee for arranging the survey: see below
(3) Pre-survey visit - costs associated with travel and subsistence

• Undertaken usually by one UK-sourced expert


• Four to five days duration in total


• Pre-survey visit - lasting 2 days


• 1 to 2 days prior to pre-survey visit (to allow for jet lag recovery)


• 1 day post-visit


• Air fare X 1 (usually)


• Combined hotel costs and expert’s per diem X 1 (usually)

(4) The survey itself - costs associated with travel and subsistence

• Undertaken by two to six UK-sourced surveyors (occasionally more)


• Five to nine days duration (occasionally more or less)


• 2 to 6 days survey period


• 1 to 2 days pre-survey (to allow for jet lag recovery)


• 1 day post-survey


• Air fares X 2 to 6


• Combined hotel costs and surveyors’ per diem X 2 to 6

(5) Optional: Cost of two to three day preparatory training seminar delivered by 2 experienced UK sourced speakers

• QHA Trent’s fee for arranging the seminar (see below)


• Total duration - 5 days (to allow for jet lag recovery)


• Air fares X 2


• Combined hotel costs and speakers’ per diem X 2

To reiterate, the total cost of the survey = the sum of (1) + (2) + (3) + (4) (+/- (5))

The 2011 scale of fees for surveys etc. are as follows (in pounds sterling):

Fees	Polyclinic (no overnight beds)	Hospital up to 100 beds	Hospital with 100 to 300beds	Hospital with 300 to 600 beds	Hospital with more than 600 beds
Pre-Survey Assessment Visit (one to two days)	£1,000	£1,000	£1,000	£1,000	£1,000
Optional Training Seminar (two days)	£2,500 (within European Union & UK)	£2,500 (within European Union & UK)	£2,500 (within European Union & UK)	£2,500 (within European Union & UK)	£2,500 (within European Union &UK)
	£3,500 (outside European Union)	£3,500 (outside European Union)	£3,500 (outside European Union)	£3,500 (outside European Union)	£3,500 (outside European Union)
Survey	£7,000	£10,000	£15,000	£20,000	£25,000
Re-survey after 2 years	£6,000	£9,000	£13,500	£18,000	£22,500

For hospitals and clinics in the United Kingdom who wish to work with QHA Trent it may be possible to negotiate a special rate. Please contact us to discuss.
The cost of hotel accommodation and living expenses for surveyors, and the cost of air flights (based either on economy class or business class, based upon distance and flight duration), will be calculated at the time of quoting an overall figure for the engaging in the accreditation process.

Additional points
1. Please note that any fees charged will go towards covering QHA Trent’s management and administration costs, and also contribute to QHA Trent’s own quality control costs (e.g. UKAF, ISQua etc).
2. The fees, air fares and other living costs mentioned above will compare favourably with those charged by other competitor accreditation schemes.
3. The hospital or clinic will provide and pay for the venue and the IT equipment needed for any seminar or other meeting that takes place. Any number of people can attend such meetings.
4. Arrangements for any additional preparatory work desired, and the charges for such work, can be established by contacting the QHA Trent team (see below).
5. All payments are to be made in advance of any service provided by QHA Trent commencing.
6. All prices are quoted in UK pounds sterling, payable at the prevailing exchange rate.
7. For further information, please contact the QHA Trent Healthcare team