Our Commitment

Code of Ethics

The ANASA Code of Ethics has been formulated to provide prospective and existing agencies with guidelines to ethical and professional business governance. Prior to membership being granted, the member signs a Declaration of Agreement to abide by the ANASA Code of Ethics.

Standards for Nursing Agency

Members of ANASA formulated Standards for Nursing Agencies under the auspices of Professor Marie Muller of the Rand Afrikaans University. These Standards have been distributed to all member agencies for the purpose of self-evaluation prior to accreditation.

Development Needs Assessment

ANASA has complied ?Developmental Needs Assessment? evaluations for all categories of nurses, including post-graduate qualifications. This assessment is used to evaluate personnel prior to employment with an agency in an effort to ascertain the skills and knowledge of each individual nurse. The individual assessment documentation can be purchased by member agencies from the ANASA office.

Information Portfolio

In an effort to assist new and existing agencies with information relating to the management of an agency, ANASA has compiled an Information Portfolio consisting of the following documentation:

• A Contract between the Agency and the Employee
• A Contract between the Agency and the Client
• The ANASA Code of Ethics
• The ANASA Nursing Agency Evaluation Guide
• The ANASA Constitution
• A membership Application form

This information Portfolio can be purchased from the ANASA office.

Quality Assurance

A Quality Assurance Committee has been established. This Committee?s main objective is to maintain standards as stipulated by ANASA and guard the image of ANASA membership and the credibility of ANASA as an Organization. All reported alleged transgressions will be investigated.

Primary Objectives

• Credibility as an Organisation and recognition by Institutions
• Service to the Public
• Service to and representation of all Nursing Agencies in South Africa
• Co-operation between all agencies, institutions and personnel on the panel of agencies
• Amendment of the ?Regulations Regarding the Conditions under which the Business of a Nursing Agency may be carried on? (Regulations 32, 1957 as amended)
• Self ?governance
• Improvement of Standards via Accreditation of Agencies
• Skills Development
• Effective Marketing of member agencies and ANASA