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The Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Australia (AURA) Surveillance System collects, reviews and analyses data on antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance in human health.

2022
Standard

This complete version of the Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard describes what each quality statement means for patients and their families, clinicians, and health service organisations, and provides indicators for local monitoring. It includes information about using clinical care standards, and the background and evidence sources for this standard.

2026
Newsletter

Read the eighth edition of Person-centred care insights. Find out how person-centred care is being embedded in organisations across our network through a range of initiatives and innovative approaches. Explore a variety of tools, resources, event updates, training opportunities, and recent publications to support and enhance your work.

2026
Newsletter

This issue includes items on aged care, medication safety, menopause, trauma-informed practice, environmental sustainability, cultural safety, primary care, and more. Along with the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Residential Aged Care Communiqué, Health Policy, Health Affairs, and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care. Also included is the latest from the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

2026
Corporate

The Commission’s Data Governance Framework specifies the obligations of the Commission with regard to data acquisition, maintenance, sharing/permissions, reporting and publication.

The Commission also develops and maintains a rolling three year Data Plan to ensure the implementation of its role in leading and coordinating safety and quality improvements across Australia. The Data Plan supports Commission’s Work plan by articulating its data functions and outlining potential data sources for use.

Read the Summer 2026 issue of Commission eNews.

2026
Newsletter

This issue includes items on medication management, nurse staffing, postpartum haemorrhage, acute coronary syndrome, and more. Along with the latest from BMJ Quality & Safety, Nursing Leadership, Health Expectations, Emergency Medicine Australasia, JBI Evidence Synthesis and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care. Also included is the latest from the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

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