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Australians choosing to have cosmetic surgery will be better protected by new standards introduced today. These will improve patient safety in facilities where cosmetic surgery is performed.

Today the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care released the National Safety and Quality Cosmetic Surgery Standards as part of broader reforms agreed by Health Ministers. 

Today, the Commission has released the second edition of the National Consensus Statement: Essential elements for safe and high-quality end-of-life care (Consensus Statement).

On the Radar Issue 632 is now available.

Next week, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is releasing the National Safety and Quality Cosmetic Surgery Standards (Cosmetic Surgery Standards).

On the Radar Issue 631 is now available.

Don’t miss this opportunity to shape the first national standard of care for COPD.

On the Radar Issue 630 is now available.

The webcast recording is now available.

On the Radar Issue 629 is now available.

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Australians are unwittingly being exposed to increased risk of harm from taking antibiotics, when often these medicines are used to treat common infections where they will have no or little benefit.

Today the Commission has released AURA 2023: Fifth Australian report on antimicrobial use and resistance in human health, showing trends and analyses in hospitals, aged care and primary care settings.