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Three national quality use of medicines (QUM) publications have been updated to improve the quality and safety of medication management for all Australians.

Up to 100,000 Australians seek mental health support from community managed organisations every year. From today, these Australians will benefit from improved safety measures through new national standards.

Read the Spring 2022 issue of Commission eNews.

The care Australians receive throughout their pregnancy journey is set to improve with the release today of the first national standard on stillbirth*.

The Commission's User Guide for Reviewing Clinical Variation is now available in a new interactive online format, making it easier for health services to use data to support appropriate care and access practical case studies.

Two new reports from the Commission reveal a decline in dispensing of high-risk medicines over five years but continuing variation across the country.

World Patient Safety Day is an initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO). This day calls for global solidarity in the improvement of patient safety. 

Today is World Sepsis Day – an opportunity to unite globally in the fight against sepsis.

Australia’s first national care standard for low back pain is good news for the millions of people with this common health condition, with the health sector agreeing it’s time for change.

Read the Winter 2022 issue of Commission eNews.

Each year more than 8,700 Australians die from sepsis^[i], a condition that is triggered by an infection and can turn into a deadly disease if undetected.

Read the Autumn 2022 issue of Commission eNews.