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The Commission has released the National Guidelines for Presentation of Electronic Discharge Summaries (the Guidelines).

As part of the Commission's activities to mark International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) today, we have released a new Easy Read resource about sepsis.

From today 35,000 general practitioners are receiving a personalised Practice Reflections: COPD report by mail. This free initiative provides each eligible GP with a personalised, confidential report based on their own MBS data.

A new National Sepsis Data Plan – Strategic Analysis Report released by the Commission envisions the future state of sepsis data in Australia.

We are excited to introduce the new GP Snapshot on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Pharmacological Management.

Help protect our present, and secure our future by taking part in World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 2025 (WAAW), held from 18 to 24 November.

To help GPs reflect on and strengthen their approach to managing COPD, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care will soon release Practice Reflections: COPD.

MEDIA RELEASE

A new national framework has been released to support health services to reduce medication-related errors and hospital readmission rates for patients who are transitioning between care settings.

The Commission is seeking your feedback on the draft Point of Care Testing (POCT) Standard.

The Commission is seeking your feedback on the draft National Pathology Standard (formerly known as the Requirements for Medical Pathology Services).

The Commission has released four new resources to help health services address gaps and inconsistencies in care coordination and post-sepsis support for survivors, families, carers and those bereaved by sepsis.

Read the Spring 2025 issue of Commission eNews.