Quality in the Health and Social Services Sector
SQS assesses and certifies management systems as well as branch-specific standards in the health and social services sector.
Healthcare and social service organisations are facing increasing challenges: Shortage of skilled professionals, cost pressures, demographic change, and high expectations from various stakeholder groups shape their day-to-day operations. A systematically embedded quality management provides guidance, strengthens processes, and ensures that services are transparent, reliable, and sustainable.
Management Systems as the Foundation for Reliable Performance
An established management system helps organizations in the health and social services sectors systematically manage quality, safety, and efficiency. It establishes clear lines of responsibility, enhances process reliability, and promotes the continuous improvement of services. To this end, ISO 9001 provides a proven foundation and can be effectively combined with other standards such as ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001.
Branch Solutions for the Health and Social Services Sector
Whether it’s a hospital, clinic, long-term care facility, outpatient service provider, social institution, medical practice, or addiction support organization: SQS offers tailored auditing and certification services for various care and support sectors. Branch-specific standards and guidelines such as QV Art. 58a, SODK-OST+, QuaTheDA:2020, and qualivista make quality transparent and strengthen trust in an organization’s services.
Overview of the offer
Main standards
Certification of impact-orientated, sustainable corporate management
Certification of quality management systems
Certification of environmental management systems
Certification of Management Systems for Occupational Health and Safety
Anti-bribery Management Systems
Anti-bribery Management Systems
Asset Management
Additional standards
This product will be certified in Italy only.
(The responsible product manager, Mr Giovanni Lucchini will be glad to answer any further questions regarding this product).
National schemes
Concordat-based recognition of private prison facilities: Compliance with the minimum standards is checked by means of auditing and is reported to the responsible concordatal auditing organisa-tion as a basis for decision-making.
(For any further information concerning the product please contact the product responsible, Mr. Raymond Teguza.)
Quality management system for use in retirement and nursing homes
Certification of addiction support institutions
External review of institutions for disabled people
External audit of institutions for the disabled
SODK OST+ loses its validity on July 31th, 2028. From August 1st 2025, only certifications according to SODK-OST+:2023 can be conducted. All information on the revision can be found on the SODK-OST+:2023 website.
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A model for assessing the circular maturity of organisations
Verification of the Service Allergie Suisse requirements of allergen management for manufacturing allergen optimized consumer goods, for services and for hotel rooms
Certification of the directives for Genevan medical and social institutions and members of FEGEMS
Certified quality of Work Integration (Replaced by IN-Qualis:2024; transition period for certificates expires on 30 September 2028).
Certified Quality in Work Integration
Established in collaboration between the Swiss Society of Public Health Administration and Hospital Pharmacists (GSASA) and the Agency for the Promotion and Evaluation of Quality in Health Care and Social Services (APEQ).
Certification of Work-Family Balance®-Requirements
