Accreditation means that the service has been assessed against:
a. a standard of excellence.
b. competing service providers.
c. an agreed set of standards relevant to that setting.
d. all of the above.
c
In simple terms accreditation means that the service
has been assessed against an agreed set of standards relevant
to that setting.
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