The French National Authority for Health (Haute Autorité de santé or HAS) is an independent public institution. It is a consultative body providing independent scientific advice to the French public authorities. HAS is tasked with advancing quality in health and social care. In serving both individual and collective interests, HAS upholds the merits of solidarity and equity in access to health and social care. 

Areas of Intervention

• Best practices for health and social care professionals
• Measuring and improving the quality in health and social care organisations, and office-based settings
• Health technologies assessment
• Vaccination strategy
• Hospital Accreditation

Responsibilities/ Services

• Researchers 
• Social Workers
• Care Workers
• Social Service Directors
• Service Quality Inspectors
• Civil Servants
• Social Educators